EX-4.3 3 w52711ex4-3.htm DELTEK SYSTEMS, INC 401 (K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN ex4-3

Exhibit 4.3

DELTEK SYSTEMS, INC.

401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Amended and Restated January 1, 1997

 


Table of Contents

                     
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ARTICLE I    DEFINITIONS 2
 
1.1     ACT 2
1.2     ADMINISTRATOR 2
1.3     AFFILIATED EMPLOYER 2
1.4     AGGREGATE ACCOUNT 2
1.5     ANNIVERSARY DATE 2
1.6     BENEFICIARY 2
1.7     CODE 2
1.8     COMPENSATION 2
1.9     CONTRACT OR POLICY 4
1.10   DEFERRED COMPENSATION 4
1.11   EARLY RETIREMENT DATE 4
1.12   ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION 4
1.13   ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE 4
1.14   EMPLOYEE 4
1.15   EMPLOYER 5
1.16   EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS 5
1.17   EXCESS DEFERRED COMPENSATION 5
1.18   FIDUCIARY 5
1.19   FISCAL YEAR 5
1.20   FORFEITURE 5
1.21   FORMER PARTICIPANT 6
1.22   415 COMPENSATION 6
1.23   414(S) COMPENSATION 6
1.24   HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE 7
1.25   HIGHLY COMPENSATED FORMER EMPLOYEE 8
1.26   HIGHLY COMPENSATED PARTICIPANT 8
1.27   HOUR OF SERVICE 8
1.28   INCOME 9
1.29   INVESTMENT MANAGER 9
1.30   KEY EMPLOYEE 9
1.31   LATE RETIREMENT DATE 10
1.32   LEASED EMPLOYEE 10
1.33   NON-ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION 10
1.34   NON-HIGHLY COMPENSATED PARTICIPANT 10
1.35   NON-KEY EMPLOYEE 11
1.36   NORMAL RETIREMENT AGE 11
1.37   NORMAL RETIREMENT DATE 11
1.38   1-YEAR BREAK IN SERVICE 11
1.39   PARTICIPANT 11
1.40   PARTICIPANT’S ACCOUNT 11
1.41   PARTICIPANT’S COMBINED ACCOUNT 12
1.42   PARTICIPANT’S ELECTIVE ACCOUNT 12
1.43   PLAN 12
1.44   PLAN YEAR 12
1.45   QUALIFIED NON-ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTION 12
1.46   REGULATION 12
1.47   RETIRED PARTICIPANT 12

 


                     
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1.48   RETIREMENT DATE 12
1.49   SUPER TOP HEAVY PLAN 12
1.50   TERMINATED PARTICIPANT 12
1.51   TOP HEAVY PLAN 12
1.52   TOP HEAVY PLAN YEAR 12
1.53   TOP PAID GROUP 13
1.54   TRUSTEE 13
1.55   TRUST FUND 13
1.56   VESTED 13
1.57   YEAR OF SERVICE 13
 
ARTICLE II TOP HEAVY AND ADMINISTRATION 14
 
2.1     TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS 14
2.2     DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS 14
2.3     POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER 17
2.4     DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY 17
2.5     ALLOCATION AND DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES 17
2.6     POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 18
2.7     RECORDS AND REPORTS 19
2.8     APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS 19
2.9     INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYER 19
2.10   PAYMENT OF EXPENSES 19
2.11   MAJORITY ACTIONS 20
2.12   CLAIMS PROCEDURE 20
2.13   CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE 20
 
ARTICLE III ELIGIBILITY 21
 
3.1     CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY 21
3.2     APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION 21
3.3     EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION 21
3.4     DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY 21
3.5     TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY 21
3.6     OMISSION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE 22
3.7     INCLUSION OF INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE 22
3.8     ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE 22
 
ARTICLE IV CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION 23
 
4.1     FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION 23
4.2     PARTICIPANT’S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION 23
4.3     TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION 26
4.4     ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS 26
4.5     ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS 29
4.6     ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS 31
4.7     MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS 32
4.8     ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS 35
4.9     TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS 36
4.10   DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT 38

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ARTICLE V VALUATIONS 39
 
5.1     VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND 39
5.2     METHOD OF VALUATION 39
 
ARTICLE VI DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS 40
 
6.1     DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT 40
6.2     DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH 40
6.3     DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS 41
6.4     DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION 41
6.5     DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS 44
6.6     DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH 46
6.7     TIME OF SEGREGATION OR DISTRIBUTION 47
6.8     DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR BENEFICIARY 48
6.9     LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN 48
6.10   PRE-RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION 48
6.11   ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP 48
6.12   QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER DISTRIBUTION 50
 
ARTICLE VII TRUSTEE 51
 
7.1     BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEE 51
7.2     INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE 51
7.3     OTHER POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE 51
7.4     LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS 54
7.5     DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE REGARDING PAYMENTS 55
7.6     TRUSTEE’S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES AND TAXES 55
7.7     ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE 55
7.8     AUDIT 56
7.9     RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE 57
7.10   TRANSFER OF INTEREST 57
7.11   DIRECT ROLLOVER 58
7.12   EMPLOYER SECURITIES AND REAL PROPERTY 58
 
ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS 60
 
8.1     AMENDMENT 60
8.2     TERMINATION 60
8.3     MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION 61
 
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS 62
 
9.1     PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS 62
9.2     ALIENATION 62
9.3     CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN 63
9.4     GENDER AND NUMBER 63
9.5     LEGAL ACTION 63
9.6     PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS 63
9.7     BONDING 63
9.8     EMPLOYER’S AND TRUSTEE’S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE 64
9.9     INSURER’S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE 64
9.10   RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS 64

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9.11   ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER 64
9.12   NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY 64
9.13   HEADINGS 65
9.14   APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE 65
9.15   UNIFORMITY 66
9.16   PARTICIPANT DIRECTED INVESTMENT 66
9.17   RIGHTS OF REEMPLOYED VETERANS 67
9.18   USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA; ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN TIME
          PERIODS
67

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DELTEK SYSTEMS, INC.
401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN

Deltek Systems, Inc. (“Deltek”) established a Profit Sharing Plan and Trust effective December 15, 1987, (hereinafter called the “Effective Date”) known as Deltek Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (herein referred to as the “Plan”) in recognition of the contribution made to its successful operation by its employees and for the exclusive benefit of its eligible employees. It is intended that the Plan be a qualified profit sharing plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), with a cash or deferred arrangement which meets the requirements of Code Section 401(k). If any provision of the Plan is subject to more than one interpretation, such ambiguity shall be resolved in favor of the interpretation which is consistent with the Plan meeting the requirements of such Code sections.

The primary purpose of the Plan is to encourage eligible employees to save for retirement. This is accomplished by affording employees the opportunity to (1) make regular contributions to the Plan on a tax-favored basis through salary deferrals and (2) receive discretionary company nonelective contributions.

The Plan as set forth herein is an amendment and restatement effective as of January 1, 1997. Unless otherwise stated herein or required by applicable law, it shall be applicable only to employees of the Employer (as defined herein) as of January 1, 1997 and persons retiring, terminating employment, or separating from service with Deltek or an Affiliated Employer (as defined herein) on or after July 1, 1997.

 


ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

1.1   Act” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as it may be amended from time to time.
 
1.2   Administrator” means the person or entity designated by the Employer pursuant to Section 2.4 to administer the Plan on behalf of the Employer.
 
1.3   Affiliated Employer” means any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)) which includes the Employer; any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the Employer; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which includes the Employer; and any other entity required to be aggregated with the Employer pursuant to Regulations under Code Section 414(o).
 
1.4   Aggregate Account” means, with respect to each Participant, the value of all accounts maintained on behalf of a Participant, whether attributable to Employer or Employee contributions, subject to the provisions of Section 2.2.
 
1.5   Anniversary Date” means December 31st. “Valuation date” means each business day.
 
1.6   Beneficiary” means the person to whom the share of a decreased Participant’s total account is payable, subject to the restrictions of Sections 6.2 and 6.6.
 
1.7   Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or replaced from time to time.
 
1.8   Compensation” with respect to any Participant means such Participant’s wages as defined in Code Section 3401(a) and all other payments of compensation by the Employer (in the course of the Employer’s trade or business) for a Plan Year for which the Employer is required to furnish the Participant a written statement under Code Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3) and 6052. Compensation must be determined without regard to any rules under Code Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)).

        For purposes of this Section, the determination of Compensation shall be made by:

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        (a) excluding (even if includible in gross income) reimbursements or other expense allowances, fringe benefits (cash or noncash), moving expenses, deferred compensation, and welfare benefits.
 
        (b) excluding commissions.
 
        (c) excluding bonuses.
 
        (d) for purposes of the profit sharing contribution, excluding Compensation in excess of $100,000 for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1996.
 
        (e) Including amounts which are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b), 457 and effective January 1, 2001, Code Section 132(f)(4)(if applicable), and Employee contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions.

        For a Participant’s initial year of participation, Compensation shall be recognized as of such Employee’s effective date of participation pursuant to Section 3.3.
 
        Compensation in excess of $200,000 shall be disregarded. Such amount shall be adjusted at the same time and in such manner as permitted under Code Section 415(d), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year shall be effective for the Plan Year beginning with or within such calendar year and the first adjustment to the $200,000 limitation shall be effective on January 1, 1990. For any short Plan Year the Compensation limit shall be an amount equal to the Compensation limit for the calendar year in which the Plan Year begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by dividing the number of full months in the short Plan Year by twelve (12).
 
        In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the annual Compensation of each Employee taken into account under the Plan shall not exceed the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit. The OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit is $150,000, as adjusted by the Commissioner for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B). The cost of living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding twelve (12) months, over which Compensation is determined (determination period) beginning in such calendar year. If a determination period consists of fewer than twelve (12) months, the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the determination period, and the denominator of which is 12.
 
        For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, any reference in this Plan to the limitation under Code Section 401(a)(17) shall mean the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit set forth in this provision.

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        If Compensation for any prior determination period is taken into account in determining an Employee’s benefits accruing in the current Plan Year, the Compensation for that prior determination period is subject to the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit in effect for that prior determination period. For this purpose, for determination periods beginning before the first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit is $150,000.

1.9   Contract” or “Policy” means any life insurance policy, retirement income or annuity policy, or annuity contract (group or individual) issued pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
 
1.10   Deferred Compensation” with respect to any Participant means the amount of the Participant’s total Compensation which has been contributed to the Plan in accordance with the Participant’s deferral election pursuant to Section 4.2 excluding any such amounts distributed as excess “annual additions” pursuant to Section 4.8(a).
 
1.11   Early Retirement Date” This Plan does not provide for a retirement date prior to Normal Retirement Date.
 
1.12   Elective Contribution” means the Employer’s contributions to the Plan of Deferred Compensation excluding any such amounts distributed as excess “annual additions” pursuant to Section 4.8(a). In addition, any Employer Qualified Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.6 shall be considered an Elective Contribution for purposes of the Plan. Any such contributions deemed to be Elective Contributions shall be subject to the requirements of Sections 4.2(b) and 4.2(c) and shall further be required to satisfy the discrimination requirements of Regulation 1.401(k)-l(b)(5), the provisions of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.
 
1.13   Eligible Employee” means any Employee, other than (i) nonresident aliens who received no earned income (within the meaning of Code Section 911(d)(2)) from the Employer constituting US source income (within the meaning of Code Section 863(a)(3)); (ii) non-United States citizens who are on temporary assignment to work for the Employer in the United States; (iii) an Employee who is a Leased Employee, unless otherwise specifically included by the Board of Directors or unless such Leased Employee is required to be treated as an Eligible Employee under Code Section 414(n); or (iv) an Employee whose terms of employment are covered under a collective bargaining agreement between the Company and a labor organization, unless the terms of such collective bargaining agreement provide for such Employee to participate in the Plan.

        Employees of Affiliated Employers shall not be eligible to participate in this Plan unless such Affiliated Employers have specifically adopted this Plan in writing.

1.14   Employee” means any person who is employed by the Employer or Affiliated Employer, but excludes any person who the Employer classifies as an independent contractor, notwithstanding whether such individuals are reclassified as common law employees by the Internal Revenue Service or other agency, entity, or person. Employee shall include Leased Employees within the

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  meaning of Code Sections 414(n)(2) and 414(o)(2) to the extent such Leased Employee is required to be treated as an employee of the Employer or an Affiliate under Code Section 414(n) and regulations thereunder.

        Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Employer, in its sole discretion and in order to meet the qualification requirements of Code Section 401(a), may include by amendment to the Plan such persons as would be common law employees of the Employer or an Affiliate.

1.15   Employer” means Deltek Systems, Inc. and any successor which shall maintain this Plan; and any predecessor which has maintained this Plan. The Employer is a corporation, with principal offices in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
 
1.16   Excess Contributions” means, with respect to a Plan Year, the excess of Elective Contributions made on behalf of Highly Compensated Participants for the Plan Year over the maximum amount of such contributions permitted under Section 4.5(a). Excess Contributions shall be treated as an “annual addition” pursuant to Section 4.7(b).
 
1.17   Excess Deferred Compensation” means, with respect to any taxable year of a Participant, the excess of the aggregate amount of such Participant’s Deferred Compensation and the elective deferrals pursuant to Section 4.2(e) actually made on behalf of such Participant for such taxable year, over the dollar limitation provided for in Code Section 402(g), which is incorporated herein by reference. Excess Deferred Compensation shall be treated as an “annual addition” pursuant to Section 4.7(b) when contributed to the Plan unless distributed to the affected Participant not later than the first April 15th following the close of the Participant’s taxable year. Additionally, for purposes of Sections 2.2 and 4.4(g), Excess Deferred Compensation shall continue to be treated as Employer contributions even if distributed pursuant to Section 4.2(e). However, Excess Deferred Compensation of Non-Highly Compensated Participants is not taken into account for purposes of Section 4.5(a) to the extent such Excess Deferred Compensation occurs pursuant to Section 4.2(c).
 
1.18   Fiduciary” means any person who (a) exercises any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of the Plan or exercises any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its assets, (b) renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any monies or other property of the Plan or has any authority or responsibility to do so, or (c) has any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the Trustee, the Employer and its representative body, and the Administrator.
 
1.19   Fiscal Year” means the Employer’s accounting year of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1st of each year and ending the following December 31st.
 
1.20   Forfeiture” means that portion of a Participant’s Account that is not Vested, and occurs on the earlier of:

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        (a) the distribution of the entire Vested portion of a Terminated Participant’s Account, or
 
        (b) the last day of the Plan Year in which the Participant incurs five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service.

        Furthermore, for purposes of paragraph (a) above, in the case of a Terminated Participant whose Vested benefit is zero, such Terminated Participant shall be deemed to have received a distribution of his Vested benefit upon his termination of employment. Restoration of such amounts shall occur pursuant to Section 6.4(f)(2). In addition, the term Forfeiture shall also include amounts deemed to be Forfeitures pursuant to any other provision of this Plan.

1.21   Former Participant” means a person who has been a Participant, but who has ceased to be a Participant for any reason.
 
1.22   415 Compensation” with respect to any Participant means such Participant’s wages as defined in Code Section 3401(a) and all other payments of compensation by the Employer (in the course of the Employer’s trade or business) for a Plan Year for which the Employer is required to furnish the Participant a written statement under Code Sections 6041(d), 6051(a)(3) and 6052. “415 Compensation” must be determined without regard to any rules under Code Section 3401(a) that limit the remuneration included in wages based on the nature or location of the employment or the services performed (such as the exception for agricultural labor in Code Section 3401(a)(2)).

        For purposes of this Section, the determination of “415 Compensation” shall be made by including amounts which are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b), 457, and effective January 1, 1998, Code Section 132(f)(4), and Employee contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions.
 
        If, in connection with the adoption of this amendment and restatement, the definition of “415 Compensation” has been modified, then, for Plan Years prior to the Plan Year which includes the adoption date of this amendment and restatement, “415 Compensation” means compensation determined pursuant to the Plan then in effect.

1.23   414(s) Compensation” with respect to any Participant means such Participant’s “415 Compensation” paid during a Plan Year. The amount of “414(s) Compensation” with respect to any Participant shall include “414(s) Compensation” for the entire twelve (12) month period ending on the last day of such Plan Year, except that “414(s) Compensation” shall only be recognized for that portion of the Plan Year during which an Employee was a Participant in the Plan.

        For purposes of this Section, the determination of “414(s) Compensation” shall be made by including amounts which are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b), 457, and effective

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  January 1, 1998, Code Section 132(f)(4), and Employee contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions.
 
        “414(s) Compensation” in excess of $200,000 shall be disregarded. Such amount shall be adjusted at the same time and in such manner as permitted under Code Section 415(d), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year shall be effective for the Plan Year beginning with or within such calendar year and the first adjustment to the $200,000 limitation shall be effective on January 1, 1990. For any short Plan Year the “414(s) Compensation” limit shall be an amount equal to the “414(s) Compensation” limit for the calendar year in which the Plan Year begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by dividing the number of full months in the short Plan Year by twelve (12).
 
        In addition to other applicable limitations set forth in the Plan, and notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the annual Compensation of each Employee taken into account under the Plan shall not exceed the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit. The OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit is $150,000, as adjusted by the Commissioner for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(17)(B). The cost of living adjustment in effect for a calendar year applies to any period, not exceeding twelve (12) months, over which Compensation is determined (determination period) beginning in such calendar year. If a determination period consists of fewer than twelve (12) months, the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of months in the determination period, and the denominator of which is 12.
 
        For Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 1994, any reference in this Plan to the limitation under Code Section 401(a)(17) shall mean the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit set forth in this provision.
 
        If Compensation for any prior determination period is taken into account in determining an Employee’s benefits accruing in the current Plan Year, the Compensation for that prior determination period is subject to the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit in effect for that prior determination period. For this purpose, for determination periods beginning before the first day of the first Plan Year beginning on or after January 1, 1994, the OBRA ‘93 annual compensation limit is $150,000.
 
        If, in connection with the adoption of this amendment and restatement, the definition of “414(s) Compensation” has been modified, then, for Plan Years prior to the Plan Year which includes the adoption date of this amendment and restatement, “414(s) Compensation” means compensation determined pursuant to the Plan then in effect.

1.24   Highly Compensated Employee” means an Employee described in Code Section 414(q) and the Regulations thereunder, and generally means an Employee who performed services for the Employer during the “determination year” and is in one or more of the following groups:

        (a) Employees who at any time during the “determination year” or “look-back year” were “five percent owners” as defined in Section 1.30(c).

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        (b) Employees who received “415 Compensation” during the “look-back year” from the Employer in excess of $80,000.

        The “determination year” shall be the Plan Year for which testing is being performed, and the “look-back year” shall be the immediately preceding twelve (12)-month period.
 
        For purposes of this Section, the determination of “415 Compensation” shall be made by including amounts which are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(B), 403(b), 457, or effective January 1, 1998, Code Section 132(f)(4), and Employee contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions. Additionally, the dollar threshold amount specified in (b) above shall be adjusted at such time and in such manner as is provided in Regulations. In the case of such an adjustment, the dollar limits which shall be applied are those for the calendar year in which the “determination year” or “look-back year” begins.

1.25   Highly Compensated Former Employee” means a former Employee who had a separation year prior to the “determination year” and was a Highly Compensated Employee in the year of separation from service or in any “determination year” after attaining age fifty-five (55). Highly Compensated Former Employees shall be treated as Highly Compensated Employees. The method set forth in this Section for determining who is a “Highly Compensated Former Employee” shall be applied on a uniform and consistent basis for all purposes for which the Code Section 414(q) definition is applicable.
 
1.26   Highly Compensated Participant” means any Highly Compensated Employee who is eligible to participate in the Plan.
 
1.27   Hour of Service” means (1) each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer for the performance of duties during the applicable computation period; (2) each hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly compensated or entitled to compensation by the Employer (irrespective of whether the employment relationship has terminated) for reasons other than performance of duties (such as vacation, holidays, sickness, jury duty, disability, lay-off, military duty or leave of absence) during the applicable computation period; (3) each hour for which back pay is awarded or agreed to by the Employer without regard to mitigation of damages. These hours will be credited to the Employee for the computation period or periods to which the award or agreement pertains rather than the computation period in which the award, agreement or payment is made. The same Hours of Service shall not be credited both under (1) or (2), as the case may be, and under (3).

        Notwithstanding the above, (i) no more than five hundred one (501) Hours of Service are required to be credited to an Employee on account of any single continuous period during which the Employee performs no duties (whether or not such period occurs in a single computation period); (ii) an hour for which an Employee is directly or indirectly paid, or entitled to payment, on account of a period during which no duties are performed is not required to be credited to the Employee if such payment is made or due

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  under a plan maintained solely for the purpose of complying with applicable worker’s compensation, or unemployment compensation or disability insurance laws; and (iii) Hours of Service are not required to be credited for a payment which solely reimburses an Employee for medical or medically related expenses incurred by the Employee.
 
        For purposes of this Section, a payment shall be deemed to be made by or due from the Employer regardless of whether such payment is made by or due from the Employer directly, or indirectly through, among others, a trust fund, or insurer, to which the Employer contributes or pays premiums and regardless of whether contributions made or due to the trust fund, insurer, or other entity are for the benefit of particular Employees or are on behalf of a group of Employees in the aggregate.
 
        An Hour of Service must be counted for the purpose of determining a Year of Service, a year of participation for purposes of accrued benefits, a 1-Year Break in Service, and employment commencement date (or reemployment commencement date). In addition, Hours of Service will be credited for employment with other Affiliated Employers. The provisions of Department of Labor regulations 2530.200b-2(b) and (c) are incorporated herein by reference.

1.28   Income” means the income or losses allocable to Excess Deferred Compensation or Excess Contributions which amount shall be allocated in the same manner as income or losses are allocated pursuant to Section 4.4(f).
 
1.29   Investment Manager” means an entity that (a) has the power to manage, acquire, or dispose of Plan assets and (b) acknowledges fiduciary responsibility to the Plan in writing. Such entity must be a person, firm, or corporation registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, a bank, or an insurance company.
 
1.30   Key Employee” means an Employee as defined in Code Section 416(i) and the Regulations thereunder. Generally, any Employee or former Employee (as well as each of his Beneficiaries) is considered a Key Employee if he, at any time during the Plan Year that contains the “Determination Date” or any of the preceding four (4) Plan Years, has been included in one of the following categories:

        (a) an officer of the Employer (as that term is defined within the meaning of the Regulations under Code Section 416) having annual “415 Compensation” greater than fifty percent (50%) of the amount in effect under Code Section 415(b)(1)(A) for any such Plan Year.
 
        (b) one of the ten (10) employees having annual “415 Compensation” from the Employer for a Plan Year greater than the dollar limitation in effect under Code Section 415(c)(1)(A) for the calendar year in which such Plan Year ends and owning (or considered as owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) both more than one-half percent (1/2%) interest and the largest interests in the Employer.
 
        (c) a “five percent owner” of the Employer. “Five percent owner” means any person who owns (or is considered as owning within the meaning of

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  Code Section 318) more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing more than five percent (5%) of the total combined voting power of all stock of the Employer or, in the case of an unincorporated business, any person who owns more than five percent (5%) of the capital or profits interest in the Employer. In determining percentage ownership hereunder, employers that would otherwise be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be treated as separate employers.
 
        (d) a “one percent owner” of the Employer having an annual “415 Compensation” from the Employer of more than $150,000. “One percent owner” means any person who owns (or is considered as owning within the meaning of Code Section 318) more than one percent (1%) of the outstanding stock of the Employer or stock possessing more than one percent (1%) of the total combined voting power of all stock of the Employer or, in the case of an unincorporated business, any person who owns more than one percent (1%) of the capital or profits interest in the Employer. In determining percentage ownership hereunder, employers that would otherwise be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be treated as separate employers. However, in determining whether an individual has “415 Compensation” of more than $150,000, “415 Compensation” from each employer required to be aggregated under Code Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) shall be taken into account.

        For purposes of this Section, the determination of “415 Compensation” shall be made by including amounts which are contributed by the Employer pursuant to a salary reduction agreement and which are not includible in the gross income of the Participant under Code Sections 125, 402(e)(3), 402(h)(1)(b), 403(b), 457, or effective January 1, 1998, Code Section 132(f)(4), and Employee contributions described in Code Section 414(h)(2) that are treated as Employer contributions.

1.31   Late Retirement Date” means the first day of the month coinciding with or next following a Participant’s actual Retirement Date after having reached his Normal Retirement Date.
 
1.32   Leased Employee” means any person (other than an Employee of the recipient) who pursuant to an agreement between the recipient and any other person (“leasing organization”) has performed services for the recipient (or for the recipient and related persons determined in accordance with Code Section 414(n)(6)) on a substantially full time basis for a period of at least one (1) year, and such services are performed under the primary direction and control of the recipient or related person of the recipient employer.
 
1.33   Non-Elective Contribution” means the Employer’s contributions to the Plan excluding, however, contributions made pursuant to the Participant’s deferral election provided for in Section 4.2 and any Qualified Non-Elective Contribution.
 
1.34   Non-Highly Compensated Participant” means any Participant who is not a Highly Compensated Employee.

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1.35   Non-Key Employee” means any Employee or former Employee (and his Beneficiaries) who is not a Key Employee.
 
1.36   Normal Retirement Age” means the Participant’s 65th birthday. A Participant shall become fully Vested in his Participant’s Account upon attaining his Normal Retirement Age.
 
1.37   Normal Retirement Date” means the first day of the month coinciding with or next following the Participant’s Normal Retirement Age.
 
1.38   1-Year Break in Service” means the applicable computation period during which an Employee has not completed more than five hundred (500) Hours of Service with the Employer. Further, solely for the purpose of determining whether a Participant has incurred a 1-Year Break in Service, Hours of Service shall be recognized for “authorized leaves of absence” and “maternity and paternity leaves of absence.” Years of Service and 1-Year Breaks in Service shall be measured on the same computation period.

        “Authorized leave of absence” means an unpaid, temporary cessation from active employment with the Employer pursuant to an established nondiscriminatory policy, whether occasioned by illness, military service, or any other reason.
 
        A “maternity or paternity leave of absence” means, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1984, an absence from work for any period by reason of the Employee’s pregnancy, birth of the Employee’s child, placement of a child with the Employee in connection with the adoption of such child, or any absence for the purpose of caring for such child for a period immediately following such birth or placement. For this purpose, Hours of Service shall be credited for the computation period in which the absence from work begins, only if credit therefore is necessary to prevent the Employee from incurring a 1-Year Break in Service, or, in any other case, in the immediately following computation period. The Hours of Service credited for a “maternity or paternity leave of absence” shall be those which would normally have been credited but for such absence, or, in any case in which the Administrator is unable to determine such hours normally credited, eight (8) Hours of Service per day. The total Hours of Service required to be credited for a “maternity or paternity leave of absence” shall not exceed five hundred one (501). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, absences for purposes which, under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 or other applicable law not preempted by ERISA, give an Employee the right to retain previously-earned Years of Service shall not cause a 1-Year Break In Service to the extent necessary for such previously-earned Years of Service to be retained.

1.39   Participant” means any Eligible Employee who participates in the Plan as provided in Sections 3.2 and 3.3, and has not for any reason become ineligible to participate further in the Plan.
 
1.40   Participant’s Account” means the account established and maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total interest in the Plan and Trust resulting from the Employer’s Non-Elective Contributions.

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1.41   “Participant’s Combined Account” means the total aggregate amount of each Participant’s Elective Account and Participant’s Account.
 
1.42   Participant’s Elective Account” means the account established and maintained by the Administrator for each Participant with respect to his total interest in the Plan and Trust resulting from the Employer’s Elective Contributions. A separate accounting shall be maintained with respect to that portion of the Participant’s Elective Account attributable to Elective Contributions pursuant to Section 4.2 and any Employer Qualified Non-Elective Contributions.
 
1.43   Plan” means this instrument, including all amendments thereto.
 
1.44   Plan Year” means the Plan’s accounting year of twelve (12) months commencing on January 1st of each year and ending the following December 31st.
 
1.45   Qualified Non-Elective Contribution” means the Employer’s contributions to the Plan that are made pursuant to Section 4.6. Such contributions shall be considered an Elective Contribution for the purposes of the Plan and used to satisfy the “Actual Deferral Percentage” tests.
 
1.46   Regulation” means the Income Tax Regulations as promulgated by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate, and as amended from time to time.
 
1.47   Retired Participant” means a person who has been a Participant, but who has become entitled to retirement benefits under the Plan.
 
1.48   Retirement Date” means the date as of which a Participant retires whether such retirement occurs on a Participant’s Normal Retirement Date or Late Retirement Date (see Section 6.1).
 
1.49   Super Top Heavy Plan” means a plan described in Section 2.2(b).
 
1.50   Terminated Participant” means a person who has been a Participant, but whose employment has been terminated other than by death or retirement.
 
1.51   Top Heavy Plan” means a plan described in Section 2.2(a).
 
1.52   Top Heavy Plan Year” means a Plan Year during which the Plan is a Top Heavy Plan.

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1.53   Top Paid Group” means the top 20 percent of Employees who performed services for the Employer during the applicable year, ranked according to the amount of “415 Compensation” (determined for this purpose in accordance with Section 1.24) received from the Employer during such year.
 
1.54   Trustee” means the person or entity named as trustee herein or in any separate trust forming a part of this Plan, and any successors.
 
1.55   Trust Fund” means the assets of the Plan and Trust as the same shall exist from time to time.
 
1.56   Vested” means the nonforfeitable portion of any account maintained on behalf of a Participant.
 
1.57   Year of Service” means the computation period of twelve (12) consecutive months, herein set forth, during which an Employee has at least 1000 Hours of Service. A “Month of Service” shall refer to continuous employment with the Employer for one full calendar month.

        For purposes of eligibility for participation, the initial computation period shall begin with the date on which the Employee first performs an Hour of Service. The participation computation period beginning after a 1-Year Break in Service shall be measured from the date on which an Employee again performs an Hour of Service. The participation computation period shall shift to the Plan Year which includes the anniversary of the date on which the Employee first performed an Hour of Service. An Employee who is credited with the required Hours of Service in both the initial computation period (or the computation period beginning after a 1-Year Break in Service) and the Plan Year which includes the anniversary of the date on which the Employee first performed an Hour of Service, shall be credited with two (2) Years of Service for purposes of eligibility to participate.
 
        For vesting purposes, the computation period shall be the Plan Year, including periods prior to the Effective Date of the Plan.
 
        For all other purposes, the computation period shall be the Plan Year.
 
        Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any short Plan Year, the determination of whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service shall be made in accordance with Department of Labor regulation 2530.203-2(c). However, in determining whether an Employee has completed a Year of Service for benefit accrual purposes in the short Plan Year, the number of the Hours of Service required shall be proportionately reduced based on the number of full months in the short Plan Year.
 
        Years of Service with any Affiliated Employer shall be recognized.
 
        Effective April 1, 1998, “Years of Service” for any employees who are hired by the Employer as a result of the acquisition by the Employer of the stock or majority of the assets of another company, or division or subsidiary of another company, shall be recognized for purposes of eligibility and vesting under the Plan.

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ARTICLE II
TOP HEAVY AND ADMINISTRATION

2.1   TOP HEAVY PLAN REQUIREMENTS

        For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the Plan shall provide the special vesting requirements of Code Section 416(b) pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Plan and the special minimum allocation requirements of Code Section 416(c) pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Plan.

2.2   DETERMINATION OF TOP HEAVY STATUS

        (a) This Plan shall be a Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year in which, as of the Determination Date, (1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and (2) the sum of the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group, exceeds sixty percent (60%) of the Present Value of Accrued Benefits and the Aggregate Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group.
 
              If any Participant is a Non-Key Employee for any Plan Year, but such Participant was a Key Employee for any prior Plan Year, such Participant’s Present Value of Accrued Benefit and/or Aggregate Account balance shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top Heavy or Super Top Heavy Plan (or whether any Aggregation Group which includes this Plan is a Top Heavy Group). In addition, if a Participant or Former Participant has not performed any services for any Employer maintaining the Plan at any time during the five (5) year period ending on the Determination Date, any accrued benefit for such Participant or Former Participant shall not be taken into account for the purposes of determining whether this Plan is a Top Heavy or Super Top Heavy Plan.
 
        (b) This Plan shall be a Super Top Heavy Plan for any Plan Year in which, as of the Determination Date, (1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees and (2) the sum of the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group, exceeds ninety percent (90%) of the Present Value of Accrued Benefits and the Aggregate Accounts of all Key and Non-Key Employees under this Plan and all plans of an Aggregation Group.
 
        (c) Aggregate Account: A Participant’s Aggregate Account as of the Determination Date is the sum of:

  (1) his Participant’s Combined Account balance as of the most recent valuation occurring within a twelve (12) month period ending on the Determination Date;
 
  (2) an adjustment for any contributions due as of the Determination Date. Such adjustment shall be the amount of any contributions actually made after the valuation date but due on or before the Determination Date, except for the first Plan Year when such adjustment shall also reflect the

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  amount of any contributions made after the Determination Date that are allocated as of a date in that first Plan Year.
 
  (3) any Plan distributions made within the Plan Year that includes the Determination Date or within the four (4) preceding Plan Years. However, in the case of distributions made after the valuation date and prior to the Determination Date, such distributions are not included as distributions for top heavy purposes to the extent that such distributions are already included in the Participant’s Aggregate Account balance as of the valuation date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, all distributions, including distributions made prior to January 1, 1984, and distributions under a terminated plan which if it had not been terminated would have been required to be included in an Aggregation Group, will be counted. Further, distributions from the Plan (including the cash value of life insurance policies) of a Participant’s account balance because of death shall be treated as a distribution for the purposes of this paragraph.
 
  (4) any Employee contributions, whether voluntary or mandatory. However, amounts attributable to tax deductible qualified voluntary employee contributions shall not be considered to be a part of the Participant’s Aggregate Account balance.
 
  (5) with respect to unrelated rollovers and plan-to-plan transfers (ones which are both initiated by the Employee and made from a plan maintained by one employer to a plan maintained by another employer), if this Plan provides the rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it shall always consider such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers as a distribution for the purposes of this Section. If this Plan is the plan accepting such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers, it shall not consider such rollovers or plan-to-plan transfers as part of the Participant’s Aggregate Account balance.
 
  (6) with respect to related rollovers and plan-to-plan transfers (ones either not initiated by the Employee or made to a plan maintained by the same employer), if this Plan provides the rollover or plan-to-plan transfer, it shall not be counted as a distribution for purposes of this Section. If this Plan is the plan accepting such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer, it shall consider such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer as part of the Participant’s Aggregate Account balance, irrespective of the date on which such rollover or plan-to-plan transfer is accepted.
 
  (7) For the purposes of determining whether two employers are to be treated as the same employer in (5) and (6) above, all employers aggregated under Code Section 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) are treated as the same employer.

        (d) “Aggregation Group” means either a Required Aggregation Group or a Permissive Aggregation Group as hereinafter determined.

  (1) Required Aggregation Group: In determining a Required Aggregation Group hereunder, each plan of the Employer in which a Key Employee is a participant in the Plan Year containing the Determination Date or any of the four preceding Plan Years, and each other plan of the

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  Employer which enables any plan in which a Key Employee participates to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(4) or 410, will be required to be aggregated. Such group shall be known as a Required Aggregation Group.
 
  In the case of a Required Aggregation Group, each plan in the group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Required Aggregation Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in the Required Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Required Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group.
 
  (2) Permissive Aggregation Group: The Employer may also include any other plan not required to be included in the Required Aggregation Group, provided the resulting group, taken as a whole, would continue to satisfy the provisions of Code Sections 401(a)(4) and 410. Such group shall be known as a Permissive Aggregation Group.
 
  In the case of a Permissive Aggregation Group, only a plan that is part of the Required Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Permissive Aggregation Group is a Top Heavy Group. No plan in the Permissive Aggregation Group will be considered a Top Heavy Plan if the Permissive Aggregation Group is not a Top Heavy Group.
 
  (3) Only those plans of the Employer in which the Determination Dates fall within the same calendar year shall be aggregated in order to determine whether such plans are Top Heavy Plans.
 
  (4) An Aggregation Group shall include any terminated plan of the Employer if it was maintained within the last five (5) years ending on the Determination Date.

        (e) “Determination Date” means (a) last day of the preceding Plan Year, or (b) in the case of the first Plan Year, the last day of such Plan Year.
 
        (f) Present Value of Accrued Benefit: In the case of a defined benefit plan, the Present Value of Accrued Benefit for a Participant other than a Key Employee, shall be as determined using the single accrual method used for all plans of the Employer and Affiliated Employers, or if no such single method exists, using a method which results in benefits accruing not more rapidly than the slowest accrual rate permitted under Code Section 411(b)(1)(C). The determination of the Present Value of Accrued Benefit shall be determined as of the most recent valuation date that falls within or ends with the 12-month period ending on the Determination Date except as provided in Code Section 416 and the Regulations thereunder for the first and second plan years of a defined benefit plan.
 
        (g) “Top Heavy Group” means an Aggregation Group in which, as of the Determination Date, the sum of:

  (1) the Present Value of Accrued Benefits of Key Employees under all defined benefit plans included in the group, and

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  (2) the Aggregate Accounts of Key Employees under all defined contribution plans included in the group, exceeds sixty percent (60%) of a similar sum, determined for all Participants.

2.3   POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYER

        (a) The Employer shall be empowered to appoint and remove the Trustee and the Administrator from time to time as it deems necessary for the proper administration of the Plan to assure that the Plan is being operated for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Code, and the Act.
 
        (b) The Employer shall establish a “funding policy and method,” i.e., it shall determine whether the Plan has a short run need for liquidity (e.g., to pay benefits) or whether liquidity is a long run goal and investment growth (and stability of same) is a more current need, or shall appoint a qualified person to do so. The Employer or its delegate shall communicate such needs and goals to the Trustee, who shall coordinate such Plan needs with its investment policy. The communication of such a “funding policy and method” shall not, however, constitute a directive to the Trustee as to investment of the Trust Funds. Such “funding policy and method” shall be consistent with the objectives of this Plan and with the requirements of Title I of the Act.
 
        (c) The Employer shall periodically review the performance of any Fiduciary or other person to whom duties have been delegated or allocated by it under the provisions of this Plan or pursuant to procedures established hereunder. This requirement may be satisfied by formal periodic review by the Employer or by a qualified person specifically designated by the Employer, through day-to-day conduct and evaluation, or through other appropriate ways.

2.4   DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY

        The Employer shall appoint one (1) or more Administrators. Any person, including, but not limited to, the Employees of the Employer, shall be eligible to serve as an Administrator. Any person so appointed shall signify his acceptance by filing written acceptance with the Employer. An Administrator may resign by delivering his written resignation to the Employer or be removed by the Employer by delivery of written notice of removal, to take effect at a date specified therein, or upon delivery to the Administrator if no date is specified.

        The Employer, upon the resignation or removal of an Administrator, shall promptly designate in writing a successor to this position. If the Employer does not appoint an Administrator, the Employer will function as the Administrator.

2.5   ALLOCATION AND DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES

        If more than one (1) person is appointed as Administrator, the responsibilities of each Administrator may be specified by the Employer and accepted in writing by each Administrator. In the event that no such delegation is made by the Employer, the Administrators may allocate the responsibilities among themselves, in which event the

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  Administrators shall notify the Employer and the Trustee in writing of such action and specify the responsibilities of each Administrator. The Trustee thereafter shall accept and rely upon any documents executed by the appropriate Administrator until such time as the Employer or the Administrators file with the Trustee a written revocation of such designation.

2.6   POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

        The primary responsibility of the Administrator is to administer the Plan for the exclusive benefit of the Participants and their Beneficiaries, subject to the specific terms of the Plan. The Administrator shall administer the Plan in accordance with its terms and shall have the power and discretion to construe the terms of the Plan and to determine all questions arising in connection with the administration, interpretation, and application of the Plan. Any such determination by the Administrator shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons. The Administrator may establish procedures, correct any defect, supply any information, or reconcile any inconsistency in such manner and to such extent as shall be deemed necessary or advisable to carry out the purpose of the Plan; provided, however, that any procedure, discretionary act, interpretation or construction shall be done in a nondiscriminatory manner based upon uniform principles consistently applied and shall be consistent with the intent that the Plan shall continue to be deemed a qualified plan under the terms of Code Section 401(a), and shall comply with the terms of the Act and all regulations issued pursuant thereto. The Administrator shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to accomplish his duties under this Plan.

        The Administrator shall be charged with the duties of the general administration of the Plan, including, but not limited to, the following:

        (a) the discretion to determine all questions relating to the eligibility of Employees to participate or remain a Participant hereunder and to receive benefits under the Plan;

        (b) to compute, certify, and direct the Trustee with respect to the amount and the kind of benefits to which any Participant shall be entitled hereunder;

        (c) to authorize and direct the Trustee with respect to all nondiscretionary or otherwise directed disbursements from the Trust;

        (d) to maintain all necessary records for the administration of the Plan;

        (e) to interpret the provisions of the Plan and to make and publish such rules for regulation of the Plan as are consistent with the terms hereof;

        (f) to determine the size and type of any Contract to be purchased from any insurer, and to designate the insurer from which such Contract shall be purchased;

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        (g) to compute and certify to the Employer and to the Trustee from time to time the sums of money necessary or desirable to be contributed to the Plan;

        (h) to consult with the Employer and the Trustee regarding the short and long-term liquidity needs of the Plan in order that the Trustee can exercise any investment discretion in a manner designed to accomplish specific objectives;

        (i) to prepare and implement a procedure to notify Eligible Employees that they may elect to have a portion of their Compensation deferred or paid to them in cash;

        (j) to assist any Participant regarding his rights, benefits, or elections available under the Plan.

2.7   RECORDS AND REPORTS

        The Administrator shall keep a record of all actions taken and shall keep all other books of account, records, and other data that may be necessary for proper administration of the Plan and shall be responsible for supplying all information and reports to the Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, Participants, Beneficiaries and others as required by law.

2.8   APPOINTMENT OF ADVISERS

        The Administrator, or the Trustee with the consent of the Administrator, may appoint counsel, specialists, advisers, and other persons as the Administrator or the Trustee deems necessary or desirable in connection with the administration of this Plan.

2.9   INFORMATION FROM EMPLOYER

        To enable the Administrator to perform his functions, the Employer shall supply full and timely information to the Administrator on all matters relating to the Compensation of all Participants, their Hours of Service, their Years of Service, their retirement, death, disability, or termination of employment, and such other pertinent facts as the Administrator may require; and the Administrator shall advise the Trustee of such of the foregoing facts as may be pertinent to the Trustee’s duties under the Plan. The Administrator may rely upon such information as is supplied by the Employer, and shall have no duty or responsibility to verify such information.

2.10   PAYMENT OF EXPENSES

        All expenses of administration may be paid out of the Trust Fund unless paid by the Employer. Such expenses shall include any expenses incident to the functioning of the Administrator, including, but not limited to, fees of accountants, counsel, and other specialists and their agents, and other costs of administering the Plan. Until paid, the expenses shall constitute a liability of the Trust Fund. However, the Employer may reimburse the Trust Fund for any administration expense incurred.

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2.11   MAJORITY ACTIONS

        Except where there has been an allocation and delegation of administrative authority pursuant to Section 2.5, if there shall be more than one Administrator, they shall act by a majority of their number, but may authorize one or more of them to sign all papers on their behalf.

2.12   CLAIMS PROCEDURE

        Claims for benefits under the Plan may be filed in writing with the Administrator. Written notice of the disposition of a claim shall be furnished to the claimant within ninety (90) days after the application is filed. In the event the claim is denied, the reasons for the denial shall be specifically set forth in the notice in language calculated to be understood by the claimant, pertinent provisions of the Plan shall be cited, and, where appropriate, an explanation as to how the claimant can perfect the claim will be provided. In addition, the claimant shall be furnished with an explanation of the Plan’s claims review procedure,

2.13   CLAIMS REVIEW PROCEDURE

        Any Employee, former Employee, or Beneficiary of either, who has been denied a benefit by a decision of the Administrator pursuant to Section 2.12 shall be entitled to request the Administrator to give further consideration to his claim by filing with the Administrator (on a form which may be obtained from the Administrator) a request for a hearing. Such request, together with a written statement of the reasons why the claimant believes his claim should be allowed, shall be filed with the Administrator no later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the written notification provided for in Section 2.12. The Administrator shall then conduct a hearing within the next sixty (60) days, at which the claimant may be represented by an attorney or any other representative of his choosing and at which the claimant shall have an opportunity to submit written and oral evidence and arguments in support of his claim. At the hearing (or prior thereto upon five (5) business days written notice to the Administrator) the claimant or his representative shall have an opportunity to review all documents in the possession of the Administrator which are pertinent to the claim at issue and its disallowance. Either the claimant or the Administrator may cause a court reporter to attend the hearing and record the proceedings. In such event, a complete written transcript of the proceedings shall be furnished to both parties by the court reporter. The full expense of any such court reporter and such transcripts shall be borne by the party causing the court reporter to attend the hearing. A final decision as to the allowance of the claim shall be made by the Administrator within sixty (60) days of receipt of the appeal (unless there has been an extension of sixty (60) days due to special circumstances, provided the delay and the special circumstances occasioning it are communicated to the claimant within the sixty (60)-day period). Such communication shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the claimant and shall include specific reasons for the decision and specific references to the pertinent Plan provisions on which the decision is based.

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ARTICLE III
ELIGIBILITY

3.1   CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY

        Any Eligible Employee who has completed 3 (three) Months of Service (as defined in Section 1.57) commencing with the first working day of the month coinciding with or, next following the Employee’s date of hire and ending at the completion of the third calendar month thereafter shall be eligible to participate hereunder as of the date he has satisfied such requirements. However, any Employee who was a Participant in the Plan prior to the effective date of this amendment and restatement shall continue to participate in the Plan. The Employer shall give each prospective Eligible Employee written notice of his eligibility to participate in the Plan prior to the close of the Plan Year in which he first becomes an Eligible Employee.

        For purposes of this Section, an Eligible Employee will be deemed to have completed 3 (three) Months of Service if he is in the employ of the Employer at any time 3 (three) months after his employment commencement date. Employment commencement date shall be the first day that he is entitled to be credited with an Hour of Service for the performance duty.

3.2   APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION

        In order to become a Participant hereunder, each Eligible Employee shall make application to the Employer for participation in the Plan and agree to the terms hereof. Upon the acceptance of any benefits under this Plan, such Employee shall automatically be deemed to have made application and shall be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and all amendments hereto.

3.3   EFFECTIVE DATE OF PARTICIPATION

        An Eligible Employee shall become a Participant effective as of the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the date such Employee met the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1, provided said Employee was still employed as of such date (or if not employed on such date, as of the date of rehire if a 1-Year Break in Service has not occurred).

3.4   DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY

        The Administrator shall determine the eligibility of each Employee for participation in the Plan based upon information furnished by the Employer. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon all persons, as long as the same is made pursuant to the Plan and the Act. Such determination shall be subject to review per Section 2.13.

3.5   TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY

        (a) In the event a Participant shall go from a classification of an Eligible Employee to an ineligible Employee, such Former Participant shall continue to vest in his interest in the Plan for each Year of Service completed while a noneligible Employee, until such time as his Participant’s Account shall

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  be forfeited or distributed pursuant to the terms of the Plan. Additionally, his interest in the Plan shall continue to share in the earnings of the Trust Fund.

        (b) In the event a Participant is no longer a member of an eligible class of Employees and becomes ineligible to participate, such Employee will participate immediately upon returning to an eligible class of Employees, notwithstanding his length of absence or nonparticipation. Furthermore, (i) separate periods of employment with the Employer shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether an Employee has met the eligibility requirements of Section 3.1; and (ii) if an Employee terminates employment with the Employer but is rehired before the first anniversary of such termination, the period of absence will be included in his Months of Service.

3.6   OMISSION OF ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE

        If, in any Plan Year, any Employee who should be included as a Participant in the Plan is erroneously omitted and discovery of such omission is not made until after a contribution by his Employer for the year has been made, the Employer shall make a subsequent contribution with respect to the omitted Employee in the amount which the said Employer would have contributed with respect to him had he not been omitted. Such contribution shall be made regardless of whether or not it is deductible in whole or in part in any taxable year under applicable provisions of the Code.

3.7   INCLUSION OF INELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE

        If, in any Plan Year, any person who should not have been included as a Participant in the Plan is erroneously included and discovery of such incorrect inclusion is not made until after a contribution for the year has been made, the Employer shall not be entitled to recover the contribution made with respect to the ineligible person regardless of whether or not a deduction is allowable with respect to such contribution. In such event, the amount contributed with respect to the ineligible person shall constitute a Forfeiture (except for Deferred Compensation which shall be distributed to the ineligible person) for the Plan Year in which the discovery is made.

3.8   ELECTION NOT TO PARTICIPATE

        An Employee may, subject to the approval of the Employer, elect voluntarily not to participate in the Plan. The election not to participate must be communicated to the Employer, in writing, at least thirty (30) days before the beginning of a Plan Year.

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ARTICLE IV
CONTRIBUTION AND ALLOCATION

4.1   FORMULA FOR DETERMINING EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION

        For each Plan Year, the Employer shall contribute to the Plan:

        (a) The amount of the total salary reduction elections of all Participants made pursuant to Section 4.2(a), which amount shall be deemed an Employer’s Elective Contribution.

        (b) A discretionary amount, which amount shall be deemed an Employer’s Non-Elective-Contribution.

        (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Employer’s contributions for any Plan Year shall not exceed the maximum amount allowable as a deduction to the Employer under the provisions of Code Section 404. All contributions by the Employer shall be made in cash or in such property as is acceptable to the Trustee.

        (d) Except, however, to the extent necessary to provide the top heavy minimum allocations, the Employer shall make a contribution even if it exceeds the amount which is deductible under Code Section 404.

4.2   PARTICIPANT’S SALARY REDUCTION ELECTION

        (a) Each Participant may elect to defer a portion of his Compensation which would have been received in the Plan Year (except for the deferral election) by up to the maximum amount which will not cause the Plan to violate the provisions of Sections 4.5(a) and 4.7, or cause the Plan to exceed the maximum amount allowable as a deduction to the Employer under Code Section 404. A deferral election (or modification of an earlier election) may not be made with respect to Compensation which is currently available on or before the date the Participant executed such election.

              The amount by which Compensation is reduced shall be that Participant’s Deferred Compensation and be treated as an Employer Elective Contribution and allocated to that Participant’s Elective Account.

              An Eligible Employee who is hired by the Employer after a date to be established by the Board of Directors of the Employer in a duly executed Board resolution, will be deemed to have entered into a salary reduction election with the Employer of three percent (3%) (or such other percent as specified by the Board in such resolution) of his Compensation unless and until such Eligible Employee elects a different deferral percentage or elects to cease making salary reductions in accordance with the Section 4.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.2, the automatic salary reduction described in the prior sentence will become effective as of the first payroll period which begins after an Employee who has met the eligibility requirements in Article III, is given notice

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  that such automatic salary reduction will begin, in accordance with procedures established and uniformly applied by the Plan Administrator or its delegate.

        (b) The balance in each Participant’s Elective Account shall be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any reason.

        (c) A Participant’s Deferred Compensation made under this Plan and all other plans, contracts or arrangements of the Employer maintaining this Plan shall not exceed, during any taxable year of the participant, the limitation imposed by Code Section 402(g), as in effect at the beginning of such taxable year. If such dollar limitation is exceeded, a participant will be deemed to have notified the Administrator of such excess amount which shall be distributed in a manner consistent with Section 4.2(e). The dollar limitation shall be adjusted annually pursuant to the method provided in Code Section 415(d) in accordance with Regulations.

        (d) In the event a participant has received a hardship distribution from his Participant’s Elective Account pursuant to Section 6.11 or pursuant to Regulation 1.401 (k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(B) from any other plan maintained by the Employer, then such Participant shall not be permitted to elect to have Deferred Compensation contributed to the Plan on his behalf for a period of twelve (12) months following the receipt of the distribution. Furthermore, the dollar limitation under Code Section 402(g) shall be reduced, with respect to the Participant’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the hardship distribution was made, by the amount of such Participant’s Deferred Compensation, if any, pursuant to this Plan (and any other plan maintained by the Employer) for the taxable year of the hardship distribution.

        (e) If a Participant’s Deferred Compensation under this Plan together with any elective deferrals (as defined in Regulation 1.402(g)-l(b)) under another qualified cash or deferred arrangement (as defined in Code Section 401(k)), a simplified employee pension (as defined in Code Section 408(k)), a salary reduction arrangement (within the meaning of Code Section 3121(a)(5)(D)), a deferred compensation plan under Code Section 457, or a trust described in Code Section 501(c)(18) cumulatively exceed the limitation imposed by Code Section 402(g) (as adjusted annually in accordance with the method provided in Code Section 415(d) pursuant to Regulations) for such Participant’s taxable year, the Participant may, not later than March 1 following the close of the Participant’s taxable year, notify the Administrator in writing of such excess and request that his Deferred Compensation under this Plan be reduced by an amount specified by the Participant. In such event, the Administrator may direct the Trustee to distribute such excess amount (and any Income allocable to such excess amount) to the Participant not later than the first April 15th following the close of the Participant’s taxable year. Distributions in accordance with this paragraph may be made for any taxable year of the Participant which begins after December 31, 1986. Any distribution of less than the entire amount of Excess Deferred Compensation and Income shall be treated as a pro rata distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation and Income. The amount distributed shall not exceed the Participant’s Deferred Compensation under the Plan for the taxable year. Any distribution on or before the last day of the Participant’s taxable year must satisfy each of the following conditions:

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  (1) the distribution must be made after the date on which the Plan received the Excess Deferred Compensation;

  (2) the Participant shall designate the distribution as Excess Deferred Compensation; and

  (3) the Plan must designate the distribution as a distribution of Excess Deferred Compensation.

        (f) Notwithstanding Section 4.2(e) above, a Participant’s Excess Deferred Compensation shall be reduced, but not below zero (0), by any distribution of Excess Contributions pursuant to Section 4.6(a) for the Plan Year beginning with or within the taxable year of the Participant.

        (g) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant shall be entitled to receive benefits, the fair market value of the Participant’s Elective Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or his Beneficiary.

        (h) All amounts allocated to a Participant’s Elective Account may be treated as a Directed Investment Account pursuant to Section 4.10.

        (i) Employer Elective Contributions made pursuant to this Section may be segregated into a separate account for each Participant in a federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market certificate, or other short-term debt security acceptable to the Trustee until such time as the allocations pursuant to Section 4.4 have been made.

        (j) The Employer and the Administrator shall implement the salary reduction elections provided for herein in accordance with the following:

  (1) A Participant may commence making elective deferrals to the Plan only after first satisfying the eligibility and participation requirements specified in Article III. However, the Participant must make his initial salary deferral election within a reasonable time, not to exceed thirty (30) days, after entering the Plan pursuant to Section 3.3. If the Participant fails to make an initial salary deferral election within such time, then such Participant may thereafter make an election in accordance with the rules governing modifications. The Participant shall make such an election by entering into a written salary reduction agreement with the Employer and filing such agreement with the Administrator. Such election shall initially be effective beginning with the pay period following the acceptance of the salary reduction agreement by the Administrator, shall not have retroactive effect and shall remain in force until revoked.

  (2) A Participant may modify a prior election during the Plan Year and concurrently make a new election by filing a written notice with the Administrator within a reasonable time before the pay period for which such modification is to be effective. However, modifications to a salary deferral election shall only be permitted twice a year, during election

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  periods established by the Administrator prior to the first day of January and July each year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective September 1, 2001, a Participant may modify his deferral election any day of the Plan Year. Any modification shall not have retroactive effect and shall remain in force until revoked.

  (3) A Participant may elect to prospectively revoke his salary reduction agreement in its entirety at any time during the Plan Year by providing the Administrator with thirty (30) days written notice of such revocation (or upon such shorter notice period as may be acceptable to the Administrator). Such revocation shall become effective as of the beginning of the first pay period coincident with or next following the expiration of the notice period. Furthermore, the termination of the Participant’s employment, or the cessation of participation for any reason, shall be deemed to revoke any salary reduction agreement then in effect, effective immediately following the close of the pay period within which such termination or cessation occurs.

4.3   TIME OF PAYMENT OF EMPLOYER’S CONTRIBUTION

        The Employer shall generally pay to the Trustee its contribution to the Plan for each Plan Year within the time prescribed by law, including extensions of time, for the filing of the Employer’s federal income tax return for the Fiscal Year, or such other earlier time as determined in the discretion of the Employer, such as quarterly.

        However, Employer Elective Contributions accumulated through payroll deductions shall be paid to the Trustee as of the earliest date on which such contributions can reasonably be segregated from the Employer’s general assets, but in any event no later than the 15th business day of the month following the month in which contributions would otherwise have been payable to the Participant in cash. The provisions of Department of Labor regulations 2510.3-102 are incorporated herein by reference. Furthermore, any additional Employer contributions which are allocable to the Participant’s Elective Account for a Plan Year shall be paid to the Plan no later than the twelve-month period immediately following the close of such Plan Year.

4.4   ALLOCATION OF CONTRIBUTION, FORFEITURES AND EARNINGS

        (a) The Administrator shall establish and maintain an account in the name of each Participant to which the Administrator shall credit as of each Anniversary Date, or such other earlier date as selected by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion, all amounts allocated to each such Participant as set forth herein.

        (b) The Employer shall provide the Administrator with all information required by the Administrator to make a proper allocation of the Employer’s contributions for each Plan Year. Within a reasonable period of time after the date of receipt by the Administrator of such information, the Administrator shall allocate such contribution as follows:

  (1) With respect to the Employer’s Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(a), to each Participant’s Elective Account in an

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  amount equal to each such Participant’s Deferred Compensation for the year.

  (2) With respect to the Employer’s Non-Elective Contribution made pursuant to Section 4.1(b), to each Participant’s Account in the same proportion that each such Participant’s Compensation for the year bears to the total Compensation of all Participants for such year.

  For periods prior to April 1, 1998, only Participants who have completed a Year of Service during the Plan Year and are actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year shall be eligible to share in the discretionary contribution for the year.

  For periods between April 1, 1998 and December 31, 1998, six (6) Months of Service is substituted for “Year of Service” in the previous sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (for periods on and after January 1, 1999), only Participants who have worked 250 hours during a calendar quarter and who are employed on the last day of such a calendar quarter shall be eligible to share in the discretionary contribution for such quarter.

        (c) As of each Anniversary Date any amounts which became Forfeitures since the last Anniversary Date shall first be made available to reinstate previously forfeited account balances of Former Participants, if any, in accordance with Section 6.4(f)(2). The remaining Forfeitures, if any, shall be used to reduce the contribution of the Employer hereunder for the Plan Year in which such Forfeitures occur.

        (d) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, Non-Key Employees not otherwise eligible to share in the allocation of contributions as provided above, shall receive the minimum allocation provided for in Section 4.4(g) if eligible pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.4(i).

        (e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Participants who are not actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year (or effective January 1, 1999, the last day of the calendar quarter) due to Retirement (Normal or Late) or death shall not share in the allocation of contributions for that Plan Year (effective January 1, 1999, for that quarter).

        (f) As of each Anniversary Date or other valuation date, before the current valuation period allocation of Employer contributions and after allocation of Forfeitures, any earnings or losses (net appreciation or net depreciation) of the Trust Fund shall be allocated in the same proportion that each Participant’s and Former Participant’s nonsegregated accounts bear to the total of all Participants’ and Former Participants’ nonsegregated accounts as of such date.

              Participants’ transfers from other qualified plans deposited in the general Trust Fund shall share in any earnings and losses (net appreciation or net depreciation) of the Trust Fund in the same manner provided above. Each segregated account maintained on behalf of a Participant shall be credited or charged with its separate earnings and losses.

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        (g) Minimum Allocations Required for Top Heavy Plan Years: Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year, the sum of the Employer’s contributions allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of each Non-Key Employee shall be equal to at least three percent (3%) of such Non-Key Employee’s “415 Compensation” (reduced by contributions and forfeitures, if any, allocated to each Non-Key Employee in any defined contribution plan included with this plan in a Required Aggregation Group). However, if (1) the sum of the Employer’s contributions allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of each Key Employee for such Top Heavy Plan Year is less than three percent (3%) of each Key Employee’s “415 Compensation” and (2) this Plan is not required to be included in an Aggregation Group to enable a defined benefit plan to meet the requirements of Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410, the sum of the Employer’s contributions allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of each Non-Key Employee shall be equal to the largest percentage allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of any Key Employee. However, in determining whether a Non-Key Employee has received the required minimum allocation, such Non-Key Employee’s Deferred Compensation shall not be taken into account.
 
             However, no such minimum allocation shall be required in this Plan for any Non-Key Employee who participates in another defined contribution plan subject to Code Section 412 providing such benefits included with this Plan in a Required Aggregation Group.
 
        (h) For purposes of the minimum allocations set forth above, the percentage allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of any Key Employee shall be equal to the ratio of the sum of the Employer’s contributions allocated on behalf of such Key Employee divided by the “415 Compensation” for such Key Employee.
 
        (i) For any Top Heavy Plan Year, the minimum allocations set forth above shall be allocated to the Participant’s Combined Account of all Non-Key Employees who are Participants and who are employed by the Employer on the last day of the Plan Year, including Non-Key Employees who have (1) failed to complete a Year of Service; and (2) declined to make mandatory contributions (if required) or, in the case of a cash or deferred arrangement, elective contributions to the Plan.
 
        (j) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Participants who terminated employment for any reason during the Plan Year shall share in the salary reduction contributions made by the Employer for the year of termination without regard to the Hours of Service credited.
 
        (k) If a Former Participant is reemployed after five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, then separate accounts shall be maintained as follows:

  (1) one account for nonforfeitable benefits attributable to pre-break service; and
 
  (2) one account representing his status in the Plan attributable to post-break service.

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        (l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1989, if this is a Plan that would otherwise fail to meet the requirements of Code Sections 401(a)(26), 410(b)(1) or 410(b)(2)(A)(i) and the Regulations thereunder because Employer contributions would not be allocated to a sufficient number or percentage of Participants for a Plan Year, then the following rules shall apply:

  (1) The group of Participants eligible to share in the Employer’s contribution for the Plan Year shall be expanded to include the minimum number of Participants who would not otherwise be eligible as are necessary to satisfy the applicable test specified above. The specific Participants who shall become eligible under the terms of this paragraph shall be those who are actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year and, when compared to similarly situated Participants, have completed the greatest number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year.
 
  (2) If after application of paragraph (1) above, the test is still not satisfied, then the group of Participants eligible to share in the Employer’s contribution for the Plan Year shall be further expanded to include the minimum number of Participants who are not actively employed on the last day of the Plan Year as are necessary to satisfy the applicable test. The specific Participants who shall become eligible to share shall be those Participants, when compared to similarly situated Participants, who have completed the greatest number of Hours of Service in the Plan Year before terminating employment.
 
  (3) Nothing in this Section shall permit the reduction of a Participant’s accrued benefit. Therefore, any amounts that have previously been allocated to Participants may not be reallocated to satisfy these requirements. In such event, the Employer shall make an additional contribution equal to the amount such affected Participants would have received had they been included in the allocations, even if it exceeds the amount which would be deductible under Code Section 404. Any adjustment to the allocations pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered a retroactive amendment adopted by the last day of the Plan Year.
 
  (4) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Top Heavy Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1992, if the portion of the Plan which is not a Code Section 401(k) or 401(m) plan would fail to satisfy Code Section 410(b) if the coverage tests were applied by treating those Participants whose only allocation (under such portion of the Plan) would otherwise be provided under the top heavy formula as if they were not currently benefiting under the Plan, then, for purposes of this Section 4.4(m), such Participants shall be treated as not benefiting and shall therefore be eligible to be included in the expanded class of Participants who will share in the allocation provided under the Plan’s non top heavy formula.

4.5     ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS

        (a) Maximum Annual Allocation: The annual allocation derived from Employer Elective Contributions to a Participant’s Elective Account shall satisfy one of the following tests:

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  (1) The “Actual Deferral Percentage” for the Highly Compensated Participant group shall not be more than the “Actual Deferral Percentage” for the previous Plan Year of the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the previous Plan Year multiplied by 1.25, or
 
  (2) The excess of the “Actual Deferral Percentage” for the Highly Compensated Participant group over the “Actual Deferral Percentage” for the previous Plan Year for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the previous Plan Year shall not be more than two percentage points. Additionally, the “Actual Deferral Percentage” for the Highly Compensated Participant group shall not exceed the “Actual Deferral Percentage” for the previous Plan Year for the Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for the previous Plan Year multiplied by 2. The provisions of Code Section 401(k)(3) and Regulation 1.401(k)-l(b) are incorporated herein by reference.
 
  However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, in order to prevent the multiple use of the alternative method described in (2) above and in Code Section 401(m)(9)(A), any Highly Compensated Participant eligible to make elective deferrals pursuant to Section 4.2 and to make Employee contributions or to receive matching contributions under any other plan maintained by the Employer or an Affiliated Employer shall have his actual contribution ratio reduced pursuant to Regulation 1.401(m)-2, the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference.

        (b) For the purposes of this Section “Actual Deferral Percentage” means, with respect to the Highly Compensated Participant group and Non-Highly Compensated Participant group for a Plan Year, the average of the ratios, calculated separately for each Participant in such group, of the amount of Employer Elective Contributions allocated to each Participant’s Elective Account for such Plan Year, to such Participant’s “414(s) Compensation” for such Plan Year. The actual deferral ratio for each Participant and the “Actual Deferral Percentage” for each group shall be calculated to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (.001%) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988. Employer Elective Contributions allocated to each Non-Highly Compensated Participant’s Elective Account shall be reduced by Excess Deferred Compensation to the extent such excess amounts are made under this Plan or any other plan maintained by the Employer.
 
        (c) For the purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k), if two (2) or more plans which include cash or deferred arrangements are considered one plan for the purposes of Code Section 401(a)(4) or 410(b) (other than Code Section 410(b)(2)(A)(ii) as in effect for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988), the cash or deferred arrangements included in such plans shall be treated as one arrangement. In addition, two or more cash or deferred arrangements may be considered as a single arrangement for purposes of determining whether or not such arrangements satisfy Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). In such a case, the cash or deferred arrangements included in such plans and the plans including such arrangements shall be treated as one arrangement and as one plan for purposes of this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k). Plans may be aggregated under this paragraph (e) for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1989 only if they have the same plan year.

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             Notwithstanding the above, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, an employee stock ownership plan described in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409 may not be combined with this Plan for purposes of determining whether the employee stock ownership plan or this Plan satisfies this Section and Code Sections 401(a)(4), 410(b) and 401(k).
 
        (d) For the purposes of this Section, if a Highly Compensated Participant is a Participant under two or more cash or deferred arrangements (other than a cash or deferred arrangement which is part of an employee stock ownership plan as defined in Code Section 4975(e)(7) or 409 for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988) of the Employer or an Affiliated Employer, all such cash or deferred arrangements shall be treated as one cash or deferred arrangement for the purpose of determining the actual deferral ratio with respect to such Highly Compensated Participant. However, for Plan Years beginning after December 31, 1988, if the cash or deferred arrangements have different plan years, this paragraph shall be applied by treating all cash or deferred arrangements ending with or within the same calendar year as a single arrangement.

4.6     ADJUSTMENT TO ACTUAL DEFERRAL PERCENTAGE TESTS

        (a) If the Plan Administrator or its delegate determines that a corrective distribution is required with respect to Elective Contributions made for a Plan Year, the amount of the distribution shall be determined in accordance with a leveling process (in accordance with IRS Notice 97-2 or subsequent IRS guidance) under which the actual deferral ratio of the Highly Compensated Employee with the highest actual deferral ratio is reduced to the extent required to (1) eliminate any excess deferral percentage entirely, or (2) cause such Highly Compensated Employee’s actual deferral ratio to equal the ratio of the Highly Compensated Employee with the next highest actual deferral ratio, such process to be repeated until the excess deferral percentage is eliminated. After the leveling process described in the preceding sentence is performed, the total dollar amount of Elective Contributions reduced by such process (the “Excess Contribution”) is determined. This total Excess Contribution is then allocated to Highly Compensated Employees, beginning with the Highly Compensated Employee with the highest dollar amount of Elective Contributions. Such Highly Compensated Employee shall have his Elective Contributions reduced to the greater of: (i) the highest dollar amount of Elective Contributions that can be made without violating the limits of Section 3.9 and Code Section 401(k)(3), or (ii) the next highest dollar amount of Elective Contributions of any Highly Compensated Employee. Such process is repeated until the Excess Contribution is eliminated. After the reduction process is completed, the Excess Contributions and related earnings shall be distributed. However, in determining the amount of Excess Contributions to be distributed with respect to an affected Highly Compensated Participant as determined herein, such amount shall be reduced by any Excess Deferred Compensation previously distributed to such affected Highly Compensated Participant for his taxable year ending with or within such Plan Year.

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  (1) With respect to the distribution of Excess Contributions pursuant to (a) above, such distribution:

        (i) may be postponed but not later than the close of the Plan Year following the Plan Year to which they are allocable;

        (ii) shall be adjusted for Income; and

        (iii) shall be designated by the Employer as a distribution of Excess Contributions (and Income).

  (2) Any distribution of less than the entire amount of Excess Contributions shall be treated as a pro rata distribution of Excess Contributions and Income.

        (b) Within twelve (12) months after the end of the Plan Year, the Employer may make a special Qualified Non-Elective Contribution on behalf of Non-Highly Compensated Participants in an amount sufficient to satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a). Such contribution shall be allocated to the Participant’s Elective Account of each Non-Highly Compensated Participant in the same proportion that each Non-Highly Compensated Participant’s Compensation for the year bears to the total Compensation of all Non-Highly Compensated Participants.
 
        (c) If during a Plan Year the projected aggregate amount of Elective Contributions to be allocated to all Highly Compensated Participants under this Plan would, by virtue of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a), cause the Plan to fail such tests, then the Administrator may automatically reduce proportionately or in the order provided in Section 4.6(a) each affected Highly Compensated Participant’s deferral election made pursuant to Section 4.2 by an amount necessary to satisfy one of the tests set forth in Section 4.5(a).

4.7     MAXIMUM ANNUAL ADDITIONS

        (a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum “annual additions” credited to a Participant’s accounts for any “limitation year” shall equal the lesser of: (1) $30,000 or (2) twenty-five percent (25%) of the Participant’s “415 Compensation” for such “limitation year.” For any short “limitation year,” the dollar limitation in (1) above shall be reduced by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full months in the short “limitation year” and the denominator of which is twelve (12).
 
        (b) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, “annual additions” means the sum credited to a Participant’s accounts for any “limitation year” of (1) Employer contributions, (2) Employee contributions, (3) forfeitures, (4) amounts allocated, after March 31, 1984, to an individual medical account, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2) which is part of a pension or annuity plan maintained by the Employer and (5) amounts derived from contributions paid or accrued after December 31, 1985, in taxable years ending after such date, which are attributable to post-retirement medical benefits allocated to the separate account of a key employee (as defined in Code Section 419A(d)(3)) under a welfare benefit plan (as defined in Code Section 419(e))

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  maintained by the Employer. Except, however, the “415 Compensation” percentage limitation referred to in paragraph (a)(2) above shall not apply to: (1) any contribution for medical benefits (within the meaning of Code Section 419A(f)(2)) after separation from service which is otherwise treated as an “annual addition,” or (2) any amount otherwise treated as an “annual addition” under Code Section 415(l)(1).
 
        (c) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, the transfer of funds from one qualified plan to another is not an annual addition. In addition, the following are not Employee contributions for the purposes of Section 4.7(b)(2): (1) rollover contributions (as defined in Code Sections 402(a)(5), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8) and 408(d)(3)); (2) repayments of loans made to a Participant from the Plan; (3) repayments of distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code Section 411(a)(7)(B) (cash-outs); (4) repayments of distributions received by an Employee pursuant to Code Section 411(a)(3)(D) (mandatory contributions); and (5) Employee contributions to a simplified employee pension excludable from gross income under Code Section 408(k)(6).
 
        (d) For purposes of applying the limitations of Code Section 415, the “limitation year” shall be the Plan Year.
 
        (e) The dollar limitation under Code Section 415(b)(1)(A) stated in paragraph (a)(1) above shall be adjusted annually as provided in Code Section 415(d) pursuant to the Regulations. The adjusted limitation is effective as of January 1st of each calendar year and is applicable to “limitation years” ending with or within that calendar year.
 
        (f) For the purpose of this Section, all qualified defined benefit plans (whether terminated or not) ever maintained by the Employer shall be treated as one defined benefit plan, and all qualified defined contribution plans (whether terminated or not) ever maintained by the Employer shall be treated as one defined contribution plan.
 
        (g) For the purpose of this Section, if the Employer is a member of a controlled group of corporations, trades or businesses under common control (as defined by Code Section 1563(a) or Code Section 414(b) and (c) as modified by Code Section 415(h)), is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined by Code Section 414(m)), or is a member of a group of entities required to be aggregated pursuant to Regulations under Code Section 414(o), all Employees of such Employers shall be considered to be employed by a single Employer.
 
        (h) (1) If a Participant participates in more than one defined contribution plan maintained by the Employer which have different Anniversary Dates, the maximum “annual additions” under this Plan shall equal the maximum “annual additions” for the “limitation year” minus any “annual additions” previously credited to such Participant’s accounts during the “limitation year.”

  (2) If a Participant participates in both a defined contribution plan subject to Code Section 412 and a defined contribution plan not subject to Code Section 412 maintained by the Employer which have the same

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  Anniversary Date, “annual additions” will be credited to the Participant’s accounts under the defined contribution plan subject to Code Section 412 prior to crediting “annual additions” to the Participant’s accounts under the defined contribution plan not subject to Code Section 412.
 
  (3) If a Participant participates in more than one defined contribution plan not subject to Code Section 412 maintained by the Employer which have the same Anniversary Date, the maximum “annual additions” under this Plan shall equal the product of (A) the maximum “annual additions” for the “limitation year” minus any “annual additions” previously credited under subparagraphs (1) or (2) above, multiplied by (B) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the “annual additions” which would be credited to such Participant’s accounts under this Plan without regard to the limitations of Code Section 415 and (ii) the denominator of which is such “annual additions” for all plans described in this subparagraph.

        (i) For Plan years beginning prior to January 1, 2000, if an Employee is (or has been) a Participant in one or more defined benefit plans and one or more defined contribution plans maintained by the Employer, the sum of the defined benefit plan fraction and the defined contribution plan fraction for any “limitation year” may not exceed 1.0.
 
        (j) The defined benefit plan fraction for any “limitation year” is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the Participant’s projected annual benefits under all the defined benefit plans (whether or not terminated) maintained by the Employer, and the denominator of which is the lesser of one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the dollar limitation determined for the “limitation year” under Code Sections 415(b) and (d) or one hundred forty percent (140%) of the highest average compensation, including any adjustments under Code Section 415(b).
 
             Notwithstanding the above, if the Participant was a Participant as of the first day of the first “limitation year” beginning after December 31, 1986, in one or more defined benefit plans maintained by the Employer which were in existence on May 6, 1986, the denominator of this fraction will not be less than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the sum of the annual benefits under such plans which the Participant had accrued as of the close of the last “limitation year” beginning before January 1, 1987, disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the plan after May 5, 1986. The preceding sentence applies only if the defined benefit plans individually and in the aggregate satisfied the requirements of Code Section 415 for all “limitation years” beginning before January 1, 1987.
 
        (k) The defined contribution plan fraction for any “limitation year” is a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the annual additions to the Participant’s Account under all the defined contribution plans (whether or not terminated) maintained by the Employer for the current and all prior “limitation years” (including the annual additions attributable to the Participant’s nondeductible Employee contributions to all defined benefit plans, whether or not terminated, maintained by the Employer, and the annual additions attributable to all welfare benefit funds, as defined in Code Section 419(e), and individual

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  medical accounts, as defined in Code Section 415(l)(2), maintained by the Employer), and the denominator of which is the sum of the maximum aggregate amounts for the current and all prior “limitation years” of service with the Employer (regardless of whether a defined contribution plan was maintained by the Employer). The maximum aggregate amount in any “limitation year” is the lesser of one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the dollar limitation determined under Code Sections 415(b) and (d) in effect under Code Section 415(c)(1)(A) or thirty-five percent (35%) of the Participant’s Compensation for such year.

             For Plan Years beginning prior to January 1, 2000, if the Employee was a Participant as of the end of the first day of the first “limitation year” beginning after December 31, 1986, in one or more defined contribution plans maintained by the Employer which were in existence on May 6, 1986, the numerator of this fraction will be adjusted if the sum of this fraction and the defined benefit fraction would otherwise exceed 1.0 under the terms of this Plan. Under the adjustment, an amount equal to the product of (1) the excess of the sum of the fractions over 1.0 times (2) the denominator of this fraction, will be permanently subtracted from the numerator of this fraction. The adjustment is calculated using the fractions as they would be computed as of the end of the last “limitation year” beginning before January 1, 1987, and disregarding any changes in the terms and conditions of the Plan made after May 5, 1986, but using the Code Section 415 limitation applicable to the first “limitation year” beginning on or after January 1, 1987. The annual addition for any “limitation year” beginning before January 1, 1987 shall not be recomputed to treat all Employee contributions as annual additions.

        (l) Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any “limitation year” in which the Plan is a Top Heavy Plan, one hundred percent (100%) shall be substituted for one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) in Sections 4.7(k) and 4.7(l) unless the extra minimum allocation is being provided pursuant to Section 4.4. However, for any “limitation year” in which the Plan is a Super Top Heavy Plan, one hundred percent (100%) shall be substituted for one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) in any event.
 
        (m) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section to the contrary, the limitations, adjustments and other requirements prescribed in this Section shall at all times comply with the provisions of Code Section 415 and the Regulations thereunder, the terms of which are specifically incorporated herein by reference.

4.8     ADJUSTMENT FOR EXCESSIVE ANNUAL ADDITIONS

        (a) If, as a result of a reasonable error in estimating a Participant’s Compensation, a reasonable error in determining the amount of elective deferrals (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)(3)) that may be made with respect to any Participant under the limits of Section 4.7 or other facts and circumstances to which Regulation 1.415-6(b)(6) shall be applicable, the “annual additions” under this Plan would cause the maximum “annual additions” to be exceeded for any Participant, the Administrator shall (1) distribute any elective deferrals (within the meaning of Code Section 402(g)(3)) or return any voluntary Employee contributions credited for the “limitation year” to the extent that the return would reduce the “excess amount” in the Participant’s accounts (2) hold any “excess

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  amount” remaining after the return of any elective deferrals or voluntary Employee contributions in a “Section 415 suspense account” (3) use the “Section 415 suspense account” in the next “limitation year” (and succeeding “limitation years” if necessary) to reduce Employer contributions for that Participant if that Participant is covered by the Plan as of the end of the “limitation year,” or if the Participant is not so covered, allocate and reallocate the “Section 415 suspense account” in the next “limitation year” (and succeeding “limitation years” if necessary) to all Participants in the Plan before any Employer or Employee contributions which would constitute “annual additions” are made to the Plan for such “limitation year” (4) reduce Employer contributions to the Plan for such “limitation year” by the amount of the “Section 415 suspense account” allocated and reallocated during such “limitation year.”
 
        (b) For purposes of this Article, “excess amount” for any Participant for a “limitation year” shall mean the excess, if any, of (1) the “annual additions” which would be credited to his account under the terms of the Plan without regard to the limitations of Code Section 415 over (2) the maximum “annual additions” determined pursuant to Section 4.7.
 
        (c) For purposes of this Section, “Section 415 suspense account” shall mean an unallocated account equal to the sum of “excess amounts” for all Participants in the Plan during the “limitation year.” The “Section 415 suspense account” shall not share in any earnings or losses of the Trust Fund.

4.9     TRANSFERS FROM QUALIFIED PLANS

        (a) With the consent of the Administrator, amounts may be transferred from other qualified plans by Employees, provided that the trust from which such funds are transferred permits the transfer to be made and the transfer will not jeopardize the tax exempt status of the Plan or Trust or create adverse tax consequences for the Employer. The amounts transferred shall be set up in a separate account herein referred to as a “Participant’s Rollover Account.” Such account shall be fully Vested at all times and shall not be subject to Forfeiture for any reason.
 
        (b) Amounts in a Participant’s Rollover Account shall be held by the Trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Plan and may not be withdrawn by, or distributed to the Participant, in whole or in part, except as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section.
 
        (c) Except as permitted by Regulations (including Regulation 1.411(d)-4), amounts attributable to elective contributions (as defined in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(g)(3)), including amounts treated as elective contributions, which are transferred from another qualified plan in a plan-to-plan transfer shall be subject to the distribution limitations provided for in Regulation 1.401(k)-1(d).
 
        (d) At Normal Retirement Date, or such other date when the Participant or his Beneficiary shall be entitled to receive benefits, the fair market value of the Participant’s Rollover Account shall be used to provide additional benefits to the Participant or his Beneficiary. Any distributions of amounts held in a Participant’s Rollover Account shall be made in a manner which is consistent

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  with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Section 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder. Furthermore, such amounts shall be considered as part of a Participant’s benefit in determining whether an involuntary cash-out of benefits without Participant consent may be made.
 
        (e) The Administrator may direct that employee transfers made after a valuation date be segregated into a separate account for each Participant in a federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market certificate, or other short term debt security acceptable to the Trustee until such time as the allocations pursuant to this Plan have been made, at which time they may remain segregated or be invested as part of the general Trust Fund, to be determined by the Administrator.
 
        (f) All amounts allocated to a Participant’s Rollover Account may be treated as a Directed Investment Account pursuant to Section 4.10.
 
        (g) For purposes of this Section, the term “qualified plan” shall mean any tax qualified plan under Code Section 401(a). The term “amounts transferred from other qualified plans” shall mean: (i) amounts transferred to this Plan directly from another qualified plan; (ii) distributions from another qualified plan which are eligible rollover distributions and which are either transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days following his receipt thereof or are transferred pursuant to a direct rollover; (iii) amounts transferred to this Plan from a conduit individual retirement account provided that the conduit individual retirement account has no assets other than assets which (A) were previously distributed to the Employee by another qualified plan as a lump-sum distribution (B) were eligible for tax-free rollover to a qualified plan and (C) were deposited in such conduit individual retirement account within sixty (60) days of receipt thereof and other than earnings on said assets; and (iv) amounts distributed to the Employee from a conduit individual retirement account meeting the requirements of clause (iii) above, and transferred by the Employee to this Plan within sixty (60) days of his receipt thereof from such conduit individual retirement account.
 
        (h) Prior to accepting any transfers to which this Section applies, the Administrator may require the Employee to establish that the amounts to be transferred to this Plan meet the requirements of this Section and may also require the Employee to provide an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Employer that the amounts to be transferred meet the requirements of this Section.
 
        (i) This Plan shall not accept any direct or indirect transfers (as that term is defined and interpreted under Code Section 401(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder) from a defined benefit plan, money purchase plan (including a target benefit plan), stock bonus or profit sharing plan which would otherwise have provided for a life annuity form of payment to the Participant.
 
        (j) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a transfer directly to this Plan from another qualified plan (or a transaction having the effect of such a transfer) shall only be permitted if it will not result in the elimination or reduction of any “Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit” as described in Section 8.1.

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4.10     DIRECTED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT

        (a) The Administrator, in his sole discretion, may determine that all Participants be permitted to direct the Trustee as to the investment of all or a portion of the Vested interest in any one or more of their individual account balances. If such authorization is given, Participants may, subject to a procedure established by the Administrator and applied in a uniform nondiscriminatory manner, direct the Trustee in writing to invest the Vested portion of their account in specific assets, specific funds or other investments permitted under the Plan and the directed investment procedure. That portion of the Vested account of any Participant so directing will thereupon be considered a Directed Investment Account, which shall not share in Trust Fund earnings.
 
        (b) A separate Directed Investment Account shall be established for each Participant who has directed an investment. Transfers between the Participant’s regular account and his Directed Investment Account shall be charged and credited as the case may be to each account. The Directed Investment Account shall not share in Trust Fund earnings, but it shall be charged or credited as appropriate with the net earnings, gains, losses and expenses as well as any appreciation or depreciation in market value during each Plan Year attributable to such account.

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ARTICLE V
VALUATIONS

5.1     VALUATION OF THE TRUST FUND

        The Administrator shall direct the Trustee, as of each Anniversary Date, and at such other date or dates deemed necessary by the Administrator, herein called “valuation date,” to determine the net worth of the assets comprising the Trust Fund as it exists on the “valuation date.” In determining such net worth, the Trustee shall value the assets comprising the Trust Fund at their fair market value as of the “valuation date” and shall deduct all expenses for which the Trustee has not yet obtained reimbursement from the Employer or the Trust Fund.

5.2     METHOD OF VALUATION

        In determining the fair market value of securities held in the Trust Fund which are listed on a registered stock exchange, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to value the same at the prices they were last traded on such exchange preceding the close of business on the “valuation date.” If such securities were not traded on the “valuation date,” or if the exchange on which they are traded was not open for business on the “valuation date,” then the securities shall be valued at the prices at which they were last traded prior to the “valuation date.” Any unlisted security held in the Trust Fund shall be valued at its bid price next preceding the close of business on the “valuation date,” which bid price shall be obtained from a registered broker or an investment banker. In determining the fair market value of assets other than securities for which trading or bid prices can be obtained, the Trustee may appraise such assets itself, or in its discretion, employ one or more appraisers for that purpose and rely on the values established by such appraiser or appraisers.

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ARTICLE VI
DETERMINATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

6.1     DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON RETIREMENT

        Every Participant may terminate his employment with the Employer and retire for the purposes hereof on his Normal Retirement Date. However, a Participant may postpone the termination of his employment with the Employer to a later date, in which event the participation of such Participant in the Plan, including the right to receive allocations pursuant to Section 4.4, shall continue until his Late Retirement Date. Upon a Participant’s Retirement Date or attainment of his Normal Retirement Date without termination of employment with the Employer, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, the Trustee shall distribute all amounts credited to such Participant’s Combined Account in accordance with Section 6.5.

6.2     DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH

        (a) Upon the death of a Participant before his Retirement Date or other termination of his employment, all amounts credited to such Participant’s Combined Account shall become fully Vested. The Administrator shall direct the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.6 and 6.7, to distribute the value of the deceased Participant’s accounts to the Participant’s Beneficiary.
 
        (b) Upon the death of a Former Participant, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6.6 and 6.7, to distribute any remaining Vested amounts credited to the accounts of a deceased Former Participant to such Former Participant’s Beneficiary.
 
        (c) Any security interest held by the Plan by reason of an outstanding loan to the Participant or Former Participant shall be taken into account in determining the amount of the death benefit.
 
        (d) The Administrator may require such proper proof of death and such evidence of the right of any person to receive payment of the value of the account of a deceased Participant or Former Participant as the Administrator may deem desirable. The Administrator’s determination of death and of the right of any person to receive payment shall be conclusive.
 
        (e) The Beneficiary of the death benefit payable pursuant to this Section shall be the Participant’s spouse. Except, however, the Participant may designate a Beneficiary other than his spouse if:

  (1) the spouse has waived the right to be the Participant’s Beneficiary, or
 
  (2) the Participant is legally separated or has been abandoned (within the meaning of local law) and the Participant has a court order to such effect (and there is no “qualified domestic relations order” as defined in Code Section 414(p) which provides otherwise), or

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  (3) the Participant has no spouse, or
 
  (4) the spouse cannot be located.

             In such event, the designation of a Beneficiary shall be made on a form satisfactory to the Administrator. A Participant may at any time revoke his designation of a Beneficiary or change his Beneficiary by filing written notice of such revocation or change with the Administrator. However, the Participant’s spouse must again consent in writing to any change in Beneficiary unless the original consent acknowledged that the spouse had the right to limit consent only to a specific Beneficiary and that the spouse voluntarily elected to relinquish such right. In the event no valid designation of Beneficiary exists at the time of the Participant’s death, the death benefit shall be payable to his estate.
 
        (f) Any consent by the Participant’s spouse to waive any rights to the death benefit must be in writing, must acknowledge the effect of such waiver, and be witnessed by a Plan representative or a notary public. Further, the spouse’s consent must be irrevocable and must acknowledge the specific nonspouse Beneficiary.

6.3     DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.

        No disability benefits, other than those payable upon termination of employment, are provided in this Plan.

6.4     DETERMINATION OF BENEFITS UPON TERMINATION

        (a) On or before the Anniversary Date coinciding with or subsequent to the termination of a Participant’s employment for any reason other than death or retirement, the Administrator may direct the Trustee to segregate the amount of the Vested portion of such Terminated Participant’s Combined Account and invest the aggregate amount thereof in a separate, federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit, common or collective trust fund of a bank or a deferred annuity. In the event the Vested portion of a Participant’s Combined Account is not segregated, the amount shall remain in a separate account for the Terminated Participant and share in allocations pursuant to Section 4.4 until such time as a distribution is made to the Terminated Participant.
 
             Distribution of the funds due to a Terminated Participant shall be made on the occurrence of an event which would result in the distribution had the Terminated Participant remained in the employ of the Employer (upon the Participant’s death or Normal Retirement). However, at the election of the Participant, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to cause the entire Vested portion of the Terminated Participant’s Combined Account to be payable to such Terminated Participant. Any distribution under this paragraph shall be made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Section 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder.
 
             If the value of a Terminated Participant’s Vested benefit derived from Employer and Employee contributions does not exceed $3,500 (and for

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  distributions prior to March 22, 1999 and has never exceeded $3,500 at the time of any prior distribution), the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to cause the entire Vested benefit to be paid to such Participant in a single lump sum. Notwithstanding the foregoing, effective September 1, 2001, the involuntary cashout amount is increased to $5,000 from $3,500.
 
        (b) The Vested portion of any Participant’s Account shall be a percentage of the total amount credited to his Participant’s Account determined on the basis of the Participant’s number of Years of Service according to the following schedule:

         
    Vesting Schedule    
Years of Service Percentage
1 20 %
2 40 %
3 60 %
4 80 %
5 100 %

        (c) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, the Vested percentage of a Participant’s Account shall not be less than the Vested percentage attained as of the later of the effective date or adoption date of this amendment and restatement.
 
        (d) Notwithstanding the vesting schedule above, upon the complete discontinuance of the Employer’s contributions to the Plan or upon any full or partial termination of the Plan, all amounts credited to the account of any affected Participant shall become 100% Vested and shall not thereafter be subject to Forfeiture.
 
        (e) The computation of a Participant’s nonforfeitable percentage of his interest in the Plan shall not be reduced as the result of any direct or indirect amendment to this Plan. For this purpose, the Plan shall be treated as having been amended if the Plan provides for an automatic change in vesting due to a change in top heavy status. In the event that the Plan is amended to change or modify any vesting schedule, a Participant with at least three (3) Years of Service as of the expiration date of the election period may elect to have his nonforfeitable percentage computed under the Plan without regard to such amendment. If a Participant fails to make such election, then such Participant shall be subject to the new vesting schedule. The Participant’s election period shall commence on the adoption date of the amendment and shall end sixty (60) days after the latest of:

  (1) the adoption date of the amendment,
 
  (2) the effective date of the amendment, or
 
  (3) the date the Participant receives written notice of the amendment from the Employer or Administrator.

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        (f) (1) If any Former Participant shall be reemployed by the Employer before a 1-Year Break in Service occurs, he shall continue to participate in the Plan in the same manner as if such termination had not occurred.

  (2) If any Former Participant shall be reemployed by the Employer before five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, and such Former Participant had received a distribution of his entire Vested interest prior to his reemployment, his forfeited account shall be reinstated only if he repays the full amount distributed to him before the earlier of five (5) years after the first date on which the Participant is subsequently reemployed by the Employer or the close of the first period of five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service commencing after the distribution. In the event the Former Participant does repay the full amount distributed to him, the undistributed portion of the Participant’s Account must be restored in full, unadjusted by any gains or losses occurring subsequent to the Anniversary Date or other valuation date coinciding with or preceding his termination. The source for such reinstatement shall first be any Forfeitures occurring during the year. If such source is insufficient, then the Employer shall contribute an amount which is sufficient to restore any such forfeited Accounts provided, however, that if a discretionary contribution is made for such year pursuant to Section 4.1(b), such contribution shall first be applied to restore any such Accounts and the remainder shall be allocated in accordance with Section 4.4.
 
  (3) If any Former Participant is reemployed after a 1-Year Break in Service has occurred, Years of Service shall include Years of Service prior to his 1-Year Break in Service subject to the following rules:

  (i) If a Former Participant has a 1-Year Break in Service, his pre-break and post-break service shall be used for computing Years of Service for eligibility and for vesting purposes only after he has been employed for one (1) Year of Service following the date of his reemployment with the Employer;

  (ii) Any Former Participant who under the Plan does not have a nonforfeitable right to any interest in the Plan resulting from Employer contributions shall lose credits otherwise allowable under (i) above if his consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service equal or exceed the greater of (A) five (5) or (B) the aggregate number of his pre-break Years of Service;

  (iii) After five (5) consecutive 1-Year Breaks in Service, a Former Participant’s Vested Account balance attributable to pre-break service shall not be increased as a result of post-break service;

  (iv) If a Former Participant who has not had his Years of Service before a 1-Year Break in Service disregarded pursuant to (ii) above completes one (1) Year of Service for eligibility purposes following his reemployment with the Employer, he shall participate in the Plan retroactively from his date of reemployment;

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  (v) If a Former Participant who has not had his Years of Service before a 1-Year Break in Service disregarded pursuant to (ii) above completes a Year of Service (a 1-Year Break in Service previously occurred, but employment had not terminated), he shall participate in the Plan retroactively from the first day of the Plan Year during which he completes one (1) Year of Service.

6.5     DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS

        (a) The Administrator, pursuant to the election of the Participant, shall direct the Trustee to distribute to a Participant or his Beneficiary any amount to which he is entitled under the Plan in one or more of the following methods:

  (1) One lump-sum payment in cash; effective January 1, 2002, a lump sum or a direct rollover under Section 7.11 are the only forms of distributions available under the Plan.
 
  (2) For distributions which commence on or before January 1, 2002, payments over a period certain in monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual cash -installments. In order to provide such installment payments, the Administrator may (A) segregate the aggregate amount thereof in a separate, federally insured savings account, certificate of deposit in a bank or savings and loan association, money market certificate or other liquid short-term security or (B) purchase a nontransferable annuity contract for a term certain (with no life contingencies) providing for such payment. The period over which such payment is to be made shall not extend beyond the Participant’s life expectancy (or the life expectancy of the Participant and his designated Beneficiary).

        (b) Any distribution to a Participant who has a benefit which exceeds $3,500 (or for distributions on or before March 22, 1999, has ever exceeded, $3,500 at the time of any prior distribution) shall require such Participant’s consent if such distribution commences prior to the later of his Normal Retirement Age or age sixty-two (62). Effective September 1, 2001, the involuntary cashout amount is increased to $5,000. With regard to this required consent, the Participant must be informed of his right to defer receipt of the distribution. If a Participant fails to consent, it shall be deemed an election to defer the commencement of payment of any benefit. However, any election to defer the receipt of benefits shall not apply with respect to distributions which are required under Section 6.5(c).
 
             Such distribution may commence less than 30 days after the notice required under Regulation 1.411(a)-11(c) is given, provided that: (1) the Administrator clearly informs the Participant that the Participant has a right to a period of at least 30 days after receiving the notice to consider the decision of whether or not to elect a distribution (and, if applicable, a particular distribution option), and (2) the Participant, after receiving the notice, affirmatively elects a distribution.
 
        (c) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the distribution of a Participant’s benefits shall be made in accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with Code Section 401(a)(9)

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  and the Regulations thereunder (including Regulation 1.401(a)(9)-2), the provisions of which are incorporated herein by reference:

  (1) A Participant’s benefits shall be distributed to him not later than April 1st of the calendar year following the later of (i) the calendar year in which the Participant attains age seventy and one-half (70 1/2) or (ii)  the calendar year in which the Participant retires, provided, however, that this clause (ii) shall not apply in the case of a Participant who is a “five (5) percent owner” at any time during the five (5) Plan Year period ending in the calendar year in which he attains age seventy and one-half (70 1/2) or, in the case of a Participant who becomes a “five (5) percent owner” during any subsequent Plan Year, clause (ii) shall no longer apply and the required beginning date shall be the April 1st of the calendar year following the calendar year in which such subsequent Plan Year ends. Alternatively, distributions to a Participant must begin no later than the applicable April 1st as determined under the preceding sentence and must be made over a period certain measured by the life expectancy of the Participant (or the life expectancies of the Participant and his designated Beneficiary) in accordance with Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, clause (i) above shall not apply to any Participant unless the Participant had attained age seventy and one-half (70 1/2) after January 1, 2002 and was not a “five (5) percent owner” at any time during the Plan Year ending with or within the calendar year in which the Participant attained age sixty-six and one-half (66 1/2) or any subsequent Plan Year.
 
  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any Participant’s who attained age seventy and one-half (70 1/2) prior to January 1, 2002 and for “five (5) percent owners,” such Participants’ benefits shall be distributed not later than April of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Participant attains age seventy and one-half (70 1/2).
 
  (2) Distributions to a Participant and his Beneficiaries shall only be made in accordance with the incidental death benefit requirements of Code Section 401(a)(9)(G) and the Regulations thereunder.
 
  Additionally, for calendar years beginning before 1989, distributions may also be made under an alternative method which provides that the then present value of the payments to be made over the period of the Participant’s life expectancy exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the then present value of the total payments to be made to the Participant and his Beneficiaries.

        (d) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a Participant and a Participant’s spouse shall not be redetermined in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9)(D). Life expectancy and joint and last survivor expectancy shall be computed using the return multiples in Tables V and VI of Regulation 1.72-9.
 
        (e) All annuity Contracts under this Plan shall be non-transferable when distributed. Furthermore, the terms of any annuity Contract purchased and distributed to a Participant or spouse shall comply with all of the requirements of the Plan.

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        (f) If a distribution is made at a time when a Participant is not fully Vested in his Participant’s Account (employment has not terminated) and the Participant may increase the Vested percentage in such account:

  (1) a separate account shall be established for the Participant’s interest in the Plan as of the time of the distribution; and
 
  (2) at any relevant time, the Participant’s Vested portion of the separate account shall be equal to an amount (“X”) determined by the formula:
 
  X equals P(AB plus (R x D)) —(R x D)
 
  For purposes of applying the formula: P is the Vested percentage at the relevant time, AB is the account balance at the relevant time, D is the amount of distribution, and R is the ratio of the account balance at the relevant time to the account balance after distribution.

6.6     DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS UPON DEATH

        (a) (1) The death benefit payable pursuant to Section 6.2 shall be paid to the Participant’s Beneficiary within a reasonable time after the Participant’s death by either of the following methods, as elected by the Participant (or if no election has been made prior to the Participant’s death, by his Beneficiary) subject, however, to the rules specified in Section 6.6(b):

  (i) One lump-sum payment in cash; effective January 1, 2002, the only forms of distribution under the Plan shall be a lump sum payment in cash or a direct rollover in accordance with Section 7.11.

  (ii) For distributions which commence on or before January 1, 2002, payment in monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual cash installments over a period to be determined by the Participant or his Beneficiary. After periodic installments commence, the Beneficiary shall have the right to direct the Trustee to reduce the period over which such periodic installments shall be made, and the Trustee shall adjust the cash amount of such periodic installments accordingly.

  (2) In the event the death benefit payable pursuant to Section 6.2 is payable in installments, then, upon the death of the Participant, the Administrator may direct the Trustee to segregate the death benefit into a separate account, and the Trustee shall invest such segregated account separately, and the funds accumulated in such account shall be used for the payment of the installments.

        (b) Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, distributions upon the death of a Participant shall be made in accordance with the following requirements and shall otherwise comply with Code Section 401(a)(9) and the Regulations thereunder. If it is determined pursuant to Regulations that

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  the distribution of a Participant’s interest has begun and the Participant dies before his entire interest has been distributed to him, the remaining portion of such interest shall be distributed at least as rapidly as under the method of distribution selected pursuant to Section 6.5 as of his date of death. If a Participant dies before he has begun to receive any distributions of his interest under the Plan or before distributions are deemed to have begun pursuant to Regulations, then his death benefit shall be distributed to his Beneficiaries by December 31st of the calendar year in which the fifth anniversary of his date of death occurs.
 
             However, the 5-year distribution requirement of the preceding paragraph shall not apply to any portion of the deceased Participant’s interest which is payable to or for the benefit of a designated Beneficiary. In such event, such portion may, at the election of the Participant (or the Participant’s designated Beneficiary), be distributed over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of such designated Beneficiary provided such distribution begins not later than December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died. However, in the event the Participant’s spouse (determined as of the date of the Participant’s death) is his Beneficiary, the requirement that distributions commence within one year of a Participant’s death shall not apply. In lieu thereof, distributions must commence on or before the later of: (1) December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died; or (2) December 31st of the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age seventy and one-half (70 1/2). If the surviving spouse dies before distributions to such spouse begin, then the 5-year distribution requirement of this Section shall apply as if the spouse was the Participant.
 
        (c) For purposes of Section 6.6(b), the election by a designated Beneficiary to be excepted from the 5-year distribution requirement must be made no later than December 31st of the calendar year following the calendar year of the Participant’s death. Except, however, with respect to a designated Beneficiary who is the Participant’s surviving spouse, the election must be made by the earlier of: (1) December 31st of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the Participant died or, if later, the calendar year in which the Participant would have attained age seventy and one-half (70 1/2); or (2) December 31st of the calendar year which contains the fifth anniversary of the date of the Participant’s death. An election by a designated Beneficiary must be in writing and shall be irrevocable as of the last day of the election period stated herein. In the absence of an election by the Participant or a designated Beneficiary, the 5-year distribution requirement shall apply.
 
        (d) For purposes of this Section, the life expectancy of a Participant and a Participant’s spouse shall not be redetermined in accordance with Code Section 401(a)(9)(D). Life expectancy and joint and last survivor expectancy shall be computed using the return multiples in Tables V and VI of Regulation 1.72-9.

6.7     TIME OF SEGREGATION OR DISTRIBUTION

        Except as limited by Sections 6.5 and 6.6, whenever the Trustee is to make a distribution or to commence a series of payments on or as of an Anniversary Date or other valuation date, the distribution or series of payments may be made or begun on such

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  date or as soon thereafter as is practicable. However, unless a Former Participant elects in writing to defer the receipt of benefits (such election may not result in a death benefit that is more than incidental), the payment of benefits shall begin not later than the sixtieth (60th) day after the close of the Plan Year in which the latest of the following events occurs: (a) the date on which the Participant attains the earlier of age sixty-five (65) or the Normal Retirement Age specified herein; (b) the tenth (10th) anniversary of the year in which the Participant commenced participation in the Plan; or (c) the date the Participant terminates his service with the Employer.

6.8     DISTRIBUTION FOR MINOR BENEFICIARY

        In the event a distribution is to be made to a minor, then the Administrator may direct that such distribution be paid to the legal guardian, or if none, to a parent of such Beneficiary or a responsible adult with whom the Beneficiary maintains his residence, or to the custodian for such Beneficiary under the Uniform Gift to Minors Act or Gift to Minors Act, if such is permitted by the laws of the state in which said Beneficiary resides. Such a payment to the legal guardian, custodian or parent of a minor Beneficiary shall fully discharge the Trustee, Employer, and Plan from further liability on account thereof.

6.9     LOCATION OF PARTICIPANT OR BENEFICIARY UNKNOWN

        In the event that all, or any portion, of the distribution payable to a Participant or his Beneficiary hereunder shall, at the later of the Participant’s attainment of age sixty-two (62) or his Normal Retirement Age, remain unpaid solely by reason of the inability of the Administrator, after sending a registered letter, return receipt requested, to the last known address, and after further diligent effort, to ascertain the whereabouts of such Participant or his Beneficiary, the amount so distributable shall be treated as a Forfeiture pursuant to the Plan. In the event a Participant or Beneficiary is located subsequent to his benefit being reallocated, such benefit shall be restored.

6.10     PRE-RETIREMENT DISTRIBUTION

        The Administrator, at the election of the Participant, may direct the Trustee to distribute all or a portion of the amount then credited to the accounts maintained on behalf of the Participant, if the amount has accumulated for at least two years or the Participant has completed at least five years of participation in the Plan. However, no distribution from the Participant’s Account shall occur prior to one hundred percent (100%) vesting. In the event that the Administrator makes such a distribution, the Participant shall continue to be eligible to participate in the Plan on the same basis as any other Employee. Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made in a manner consistent with Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Section 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder.
 
        Notwithstanding the above, pre-retirement distributions from a Participant’s Elective Account shall not be permitted prior to the Participant attaining age fifty-nine and one-half (59 1/2) except as otherwise permitted under the terms of the Plan.

6.11     ADVANCE DISTRIBUTION FOR HARDSHIP

        (a) The Administrator, at the election of the Participant, shall direct the Trustee to distribute to any Participant in any one Plan Year up to the lesser of

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  one hundred percent (100%) of his Participant’s Elective Account valued as of the last Anniversary Date or other valuation date or the amount necessary to satisfy the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant. Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be made as of the first day of the Plan Year or, if later, the valuation date immediately preceding the date of distribution, and the Participant’s Elective Account shall be reduced accordingly. Withdrawal under this Section shall be authorized only if the distribution is on account of:

  (1) Expenses for medical care described in Code Section 213(d) previously incurred by the Participant, his spouse, or any of his dependents (as defined in Code Section 152) or necessary for these persons to obtain medical care;
 
  (2) The costs directly related to the purchase of a principal residence for the Participant (excluding mortgage payments);
 
  (3) Payment of tuition and related educational (and effective September 1, 2001, room and board expenses) for the next twelve (12) months of post-secondary education for the Participant, his spouse, children, or dependents; or
 
  (4) Payments necessary to prevent the eviction of the Participant from his principal residence or foreclosure on the mortgage of the Participant’s principal residence.

        (b) No distribution shall be made pursuant to this Section unless the Administrator, based upon the Participant’s representation and such other facts as are known to the Administrator, determines that all of the following conditions are satisfied:

  (1) The distribution is not in excess of the amount of the immediate and heavy financial need of the Participant. The amount of the immediate and heavy financial need may include any amounts necessary to pay any federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated to result from the distribution;
 
  (2) The Participant has obtained all distributions, other than hardship distributions, and all nontaxable (at the time of the loan) loans currently available under all plans maintained by the Employer;
 
  (3) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer, provide that the Participant’s elective deferrals and voluntary Employee contributions will be suspended for at least twelve (12) months after receipt of the hardship distribution; and
 
  (4) The Plan, and all other plans maintained by the Employer, provide that the Participant may not make elective deferrals for the Participant’s taxable year immediately following the taxable year of the hardship distribution in excess of the applicable limit under Code Section 402(g) for such next taxable year less the amount of such Participant’s elective deferrals for the taxable year of the Hardship distribution.

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        (c) Distributions from the Participant’s Elective Account pursuant to this Section shall be limited, as of the date of distribution, to the Participant’s Elective Account as of the end of the last Plan Year ending before July 1, 1989, plus the total participant’s Deferred Compensation after such date, reduced by the amount of any previous distribution pursuant to this Section and Section 6.10.
 
        (d) Any distribution made pursuant to this Section shall be made in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5, including, but not limited to, all notice and consent requirements of Code Section 411(a)(11) and the Regulations thereunder.

6.12     QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER DISTRIBUTION

        All rights and benefits, including elections, provided to a Participant in this Plan shall be subject to the rights afforded to any “alternate payee” under a “qualified domestic relations order.” Furthermore, a distribution to an “alternate payee” shall be permitted if such distribution is authorized by a “qualified domestic relations order,” even if the affected Participant has not separated from service and has not reached the “earliest retirement age” under the Plan. For the purpose of this Section, “alternate payee,” “qualified domestic relations order” and “earliest retirement age” shall have the meaning set forth under Code Section 414(p).

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ARTICLE VII
TRUSTEE

7.1     BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEE

        The Trustee shall have the following categories of responsibilities:

        (a) Consistent with the “funding policy and method” determined by the Employer, to invest, manage, and control the Plan assets subject, however, to the direction of an Investment Manager if the Trustee should appoint such manager as to all or a portion of the assets of the Plan;
 
        (b) At the direction of the Administrator, to pay benefits required under the Plan to be paid to Participants, or, in the event of their death, to their Beneficiaries;
 
        (c) To maintain records of receipts and disbursements and furnish to the Employer and/or Administrator for each Plan Year a written annual report per Section 7.7; and
 
        (d) If there shall be more than one Trustee, they shall act by a majority of their number, but may authorize one or more of them to sign papers on their behalf.

7.2     INVESTMENT POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE

        (a) The Trustee shall invest and reinvest the Trust Fund to keep the Trust Fund invested without distinction between principal and income and in such securities or property, real or personal, wherever situated, as the Trustee shall deem advisable including, but not limited to, stocks, common or preferred, bonds and other evidences of indebtedness or ownership, and real estate or any interest therein. The Trustee shall at all times in making investments of the Trust Fund consider, among other factors, the short and long-term financial needs of the Plan on the basis of information furnished by the Employer. In making such investments, the Trustee shall not be restricted to securities or other property of the character expressly authorized by the applicable law for trust investments, however, the Trustee shall give due regard to any limitations imposed by the Code or the Act so that at all times the Plan may qualify as a qualified Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.
 
        (b) The Trustee may employ a bank or trust company pursuant to the terms of its usual and customary bank agency agreement, under which the duties of such bank or trust company shall be of a custodial, clerical and record-keeping nature.

7.3     OTHER POWERS OF THE TRUSTEE

        The Trustee, in addition to all powers and authorities under common law, statutory authority, including the Act, and other provisions of the Plan, shall have the following powers and authorities, to be exercised in the Trustee’s sole discretion:

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        (a) To purchase, or subscribe for, any securities or other property and to retain the same. In conjunction with the purchase of securities, margin accounts may be opened and maintained;
 
        (b) To sell, exchange, convey, transfer, grant options to purchase, or otherwise dispose of any securities or other property held by the Trustee, by private contract or at public auction. No person dealing with the Trustee shall be bound to see to the application of the purchase money or to inquire into the validity, expediency, or propriety of any such sale or other disposition, with or without advertisement;
 
        (c) To vote upon any stocks, bonds, or other securities; to give general or special proxies or powers of attorney with or without power of substitution; to exercise any conversion privileges, subscription rights or other options, and to make any payments incidental thereto; to oppose, or to consent to, or otherwise participate in, corporate reorganizations or other changes affecting corporate securities, and to delegate discretionary powers, and to pay any assessments or charges in connection therewith; and generally to exercise any of the powers of an owner with respect to stocks, bonds, securities, or other property;
 
        (d) To cause any securities or other property to be registered in the Trustee’s own name or in the name of one or more of the Trustee’s nominees, and to hold any investments in bearer form, but the books and records of the Trustee shall at all times show that all such investments are part of the Trust Fund;
 
        (e) To borrow or raise money for the purposes of the Plan in such amount, and upon such terms and conditions, as the Trustee shall deem advisable; and for any sum so borrowed, to issue a promissory note as Trustee, and to secure the repayment thereof by pledging all, or any part, of the Trust Fund; and no person lending money to the Trustee shall be bound to see to the application of the money lent or to inquire into the validity, expediency, or propriety of any borrowing;
 
        (f) To keep such portion of the Trust Fund in cash or cash balances as the Trustee may, from time to time, deem to be in the best interests of the Plan, without liability for interest thereon;
 
        (g) To accept and retain for such time as the Trustee may deem advisable any securities or other property received or acquired as Trustee hereunder, whether or not such securities or other property would normally be purchased as investments hereunder;
 
        (h) To make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver any and all documents of transfer and conveyance and any and all other instruments that may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the powers herein granted;
 
        (i) To settle, compromise, or submit to arbitration any claims, debts, or damages due or owing to or from the Plan, to commence or defend suits or legal or administrative proceedings, and to represent the Plan in all suits and legal and administrative proceedings;

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        (j) To employ suitable agents and counsel and to pay their reasonable expenses and compensation, and such agent or counsel may or may not be agent or counsel for the Employer;
 
        (k) To apply for and procure from responsible insurance companies, to be selected by the Administrator, as an investment of the Trust Fund such annuity, or other Contracts (on the life of any Participant) as the Administrator shall deem proper; to exercise, at any time or from time to time, whatever rights and privileges may be granted under such annuity, or other Contracts; to collect, receive, and settle for the proceeds of all such annuity or other Contracts as and when entitled to do so under the provisions thereof;
 
        (l) To invest funds of the Trust in time deposits or savings accounts bearing a reasonable rate of interest in the Trustee’s bank;
 
        (m) To invest in Treasury Bills and other forms of United States government obligations;
 
        (n) To invest in shares of investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940;
 
        (o) To sell, purchase and acquire put or call options if the options are traded on and purchased through a national securities exchange registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or, if the options are not traded on a national securities exchange, are guaranteed by a member firm of the New York Stock Exchange;
 
        (p) To deposit monies in federally insured savings accounts or certificates of deposit in banks or savings and loan associations;
 
        (q) To pool all or any of the Trust Fund, from time to time, with assets belonging to any other qualified employee pension benefit trust created by the Employer or an affiliated company of the Employer, and to commingle such assets and make joint or common investments and carry joint accounts on behalf of this Plan and such other trust or trusts, allocating undivided shares or interests in such investments or accounts or any pooled assets of the two or more trusts in accordance with their respective interests;
 
        (r) To do all such acts and exercise all such rights and privileges, although not specifically mentioned herein, as the Trustee may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan;
 
        (s) Directed Investment Account. The powers granted to the Trustee shall be exercised in the sole fiduciary discretion of the Trustee. However, if Participants are so empowered by the Administrator, each Participant may direct the Trustee to separate and keep separate all or a portion of his Vested account; and further each Participant is authorized and empowered, in his sole and absolute discretion, to give directions to the Trustee pursuant to the procedure established by the Administrator and in such form as the Trustee may require concerning the

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  investment of the Participant’s Directed Investment Account. The Trustee shall comply as promptly as practicable with directions given by the Participant hereunder. The Trustee may refuse to comply with any direction from the Participant in the event the Trustee, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems such directions improper by virtue of applicable law. The Trustee shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or expense which may result from the Trustee’s refusal or failure to comply with any directions from the Participant. Any costs and expenses related to compliance with the Participant’s directions shall be borne by the Participant’s Directed Investment Account.

7.4     LOANS TO PARTICIPANTS

        (a) The Trustee may, in the Trustee’s discretion, make loans to Participants and Beneficiaries under the following circumstances: (1) loans shall be made available to all Participants and Beneficiaries on a reasonably equivalent basis; (2) loans shall not be made available to Highly Compensated Employees in an amount greater than the amount made available to other Participants and Beneficiaries; (3) loans shall bear a reasonable rate of interest; (4) loans shall be adequately secured; and (5) shall provide for repayment over a reasonable period of time; (6) and loans shall be for a minimum amount of $1,000.
 
        (b) Participants shall be permitted to take out only one (1) loan every three (3) years, measured from the date the most recent loan was made. This subsection shall not prohibit a participant from having more than one (1) loan outstanding at any time. However, at the discretion of the Trustee, this provision may be waived in the event of a financial hardship.
 
        (c) Loans made pursuant to this Section (when added to the outstanding balance of all other loans made by the Plan to the Participant) shall be limited to the lesser of:

  (1) $50,000 reduced by the excess (if any) of the highest outstanding balance of loans from the Plan to the Participant during the one (1) year period ending on the day before the date on which such loan is made, over the outstanding balance of loans from the Plan to the Participant on the date on which such loan was made, or
 
  (2) one-half (1/2) of the present value of the non-forfeitable accrued benefit of the Participant under the Plan.

        For purposes of this limit, all plans of the Employer shall be considered one plan.
 
             (d) Loans shall provide for level amortization with payments to be made not less frequently than quarterly over a period not to exceed five (5) years. However, loans used to acquire any dwelling unit which, within a reasonable time, is to be used (determined at the time the loan is made) as a principal residence of the Participant shall provide for periodic repayment over a reasonable period of time that may not exceed fifteen (15) years.

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        (e) Any loans granted or renewed on or after the last day of the first Plan Year beginning after December 31, 1988 shall be made pursuant to a Participant loan program. Such loan program shall be established in writing and must include, but need not be limited to, the following:

        (1) the identity of the person or positions authorized to administer the Participant loan program;
 
        (2) a procedure for applying for loans;
 
        (3) the basis on which loans will be approved or denied;
 
        (4) limitations, if any, on the types and amounts of loans offered;
 
        (5) the procedure under the program for determining a reasonable rate of interest;
 
        (6) the types of collateral which may secure a Participant loan; and
 
        (7) the events constituting default and the steps that will be taken to preserve Plan assets.

             Such Participant loan program shall be contained in a separate written document which, when properly executed, is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of the Plan. Furthermore, such Participant loan program may be modified or amended in writing from time to time without the necessity of amending this Section.

7.5     DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE REGARDING PAYMENTS

        At the direction of the Administrator, the Trustee shall, from time to time, in accordance with the terms of the Plan, make payments out of the Trust Fund. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any way for the application of such payments.

7.6     TRUSTEE’S COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES AND TAXES

        The Trustee shall be paid such reasonable compensation as shall from time to time be agreed upon in writing by the Employer and the Trustee. An individual serving as Trustee who already receives full-time pay from the Employer shall not receive compensation from the Plan. In addition, the Trustee shall be reimbursed for any reasonable expenses, including reasonable counsel fees incurred by it as Trustee. Such compensation and expenses shall be paid from the Trust Fund unless paid or advanced by the Employer. All taxes of any kind and all kinds whatsoever that may be levied or assessed under existing or future laws upon, or in respect of, the Trust Fund or the income thereof, shall be paid from the Trust Fund.

7.7     ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE

        Within a reasonable period of time after the later of the Anniversary Date or receipt of the Employer’s contribution for each Plan Year, the Trustee shall furnish to the Employer and Administrator a written statement of account with respect to the Plan Year for which such contribution was made setting forth:

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        (a) the net income, or loss, of the Trust Fund;
 
        (b) the gains, or losses, realized by the Trust Fund upon sales or other disposition of the assets;
 
        (c) the increase, or decrease, in the value of the Trust Fund;
 
        (d) all payments and distributions made from the Trust Fund; and
 
        (e) such further information as the Trustee and/or Administrator deems appropriate. The Employer, forthwith upon its receipt of each such statement of account, shall acknowledge receipt thereof in writing and advise the Trustee and/or Administrator of its approval or disapproval thereof. Failure by the Employer to disapprove any such statement of account within thirty (30) days after its receipt thereof shall be deemed an approval thereof. The approval by the Employer of any statement of account shall be binding as to all matters embraced therein as between the Employer and the Trustee to the same extent as if the account of the Trustee had been settled by judgment or decree in an action for a judicial settlement of its account in a court of competent jurisdiction in which the Trustee, the Employer and all persons having or claiming an interest in the Plan were parties; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall deprive the Trustee of its right to have its accounts judicially settled if the Trustee so desires.

7.8     AUDIT

        (a) If an audit of the Plan’s records shall be required by the Act and the regulations thereunder for any Plan Year, the Administrator shall direct the Trustee to engage on behalf of all Participants an independent qualified public accountant for that purpose. Such accountant shall, after an audit of the books and records of the Plan in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, within a reasonable period after the close of the Plan Year, furnish to the Administrator and the Trustee a report of his audit setting forth his opinion as to whether any statements, schedules or lists that are required by Act Section 103 or the Secretary of Labor to be filed with the Plan’s annual report, are presented fairly in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied consistently. All auditing and accounting fees shall be an expense of and may, at the election of the Administrator, be paid from the Trust Fund.
 
        (b) If some or all of the information necessary to enable the Administrator to comply with Act Section 103 is maintained by a bank, insurance company, or similar institution, regulated and supervised and subject to periodic examination by a state or federal agency, it shall transmit and certify the accuracy of that information to the Administrator as provided in Act Section 103(b) within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the Plan Year or by such other date as may be prescribed under regulations of the Secretary of Labor.

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7.9     RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND SUCCESSION OF TRUSTEE

        (a) The Trustee may resign at any time by delivering to the Employer, at least thirty (30) days before its effective date, a written notice of his resignation.
 
        (b) The Employer may remove the Trustee by mailing by registered or certified mail, addressed to such Trustee at his last known address, at least thirty (30) days before its effective date, a written notice of his removal.
 
        (c) Upon the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of any Trustee, a successor may be appointed by the Employer; and such successor, upon accepting such appointment in writing and delivering same to the Employer, shall, without further act, become vested with all the estate, rights, powers, discretions, and duties of his predecessor with like respect as if he were originally named as a Trustee herein. Until such a successor is appointed, the remaining Trustee or Trustees shall have full authority to act under the terms of the Plan.
 
        (d) The Employer may designate one or more successors prior to the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of a Trustee. In the event a successor is so designated by the Employer and accepts such designation, the successor shall, without further act, become vested with all the estate, rights, powers, discretions, and duties of his predecessor with the like effect as if he were originally named as Trustee herein immediately upon the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of his predecessor.
 
        (e) Whenever any Trustee hereunder ceases to serve as such, he shall furnish to the Employer and Administrator a written statement of account with respect to the portion of the Plan Year during which he served as Trustee. This statement shall be either (i) included as part of the annual statement of account for the Plan Year required under Section 7.7 or (ii) set forth in a special statement. Any such special statement of account should be rendered to the Employer no later than the due date of the annual statement of account for the Plan Year. The procedures set forth in Section 7.7 for the approval by the Employer of annual statements of account shall apply to any special statement of account rendered hereunder and approval by the Employer of any such special statement in the manner provided in Section 7.7 shall have the same effect upon the statement as the Employer’s approval of an annual statement of account. No successor to the Trustee shall have any duty or responsibility to investigate the acts or transactions of any predecessor who has rendered all statements of account required by Section 7.7 and this subparagraph.

7.10     TRANSFER OF INTEREST

        Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this Plan, the Trustee at the direction of the Administrator shall transfer the Vested interest, if any, of such Participant in his account to another trust forming part of a pension, profit sharing or stock bonus plan maintained by such Participant’s new employer and represented by said employer in writing as meeting the requirements of Code Section 401(a), provided that the trust to which such transfers are made permits the transfer to be made.

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7.11     DIRECT ROLLOVER

        (a) This Section applies to distributions made on or after January 1, 1993. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary that would otherwise limit a distributee’s election under this Section, a distributee may elect, at the time and in the manner prescribed by the Plan Administrator, to have any portion of an eligible rollover distribution paid directly to an eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee in a direct rollover.
 
        (b) For purposes of this Section the following definitions shall apply:

  (1) An eligible rollover distribution is any distribution of all or any portion of the balance to the credit of the distributee, except that an eligible rollover distribution does not include: any distribution that is one of a series of substantially equal periodic payments (not less frequently than annually) made for the life (or life expectancy) of the distributee or the joint lives (or joint life expectancies) of the distributee and the distributee’s designated beneficiary, or for a specified period of ten years or more; any distribution to the extent such distribution is required under Code Section 401(a)(9); the portion of any distribution that is not includible in gross income (determined without regard to the exclusion for net unrealized appreciation with respect to employer securities); and effective January 1, 1999, hardship distributions of elective deferral contributions (and any pre-1989 earnings which are also distributed because of hardship).
 
  (2) An eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement account described in Code Section 408(a), an individual retirement annuity described in Code Section 408(b), an annuity plan described in Code Section 403(a), or a qualified trust described in Code Section 401(a), that accepts the distributee’s eligible rollover distribution. However, in the case of an eligible rollover distribution to the surviving spouse, an eligible retirement plan is an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity.
 
  (3) A distributee includes an Employee or former Employee. In addition, the Employee’s or former Employee’s surviving spouse and the Employee’s or former Employee’s spouse or former spouse who is the alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order, as defined in Code Section 414(p), are distributees with regard to the interest of the spouse or former spouse.
 
  (4) A direct rollover is a payment by the plan to the eligible retirement plan specified by the distributee.

7.12     EMPLOYER SECURITIES AND REAL PROPERTY

        The Trustee shall be empowered to acquire and hold “qualifying Employer securities” and “qualifying Employer real property,” as those terms are defined in the Act, provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be permitted to acquire any qualifying Employer securities or qualifying Employer real property if, immediately after the acquisition of such securities or property, the fair market value of all qualifying Employer securities and qualifying Employer real property held by the Trustee hereunder should

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ARTICLE VIII
AMENDMENT, TERMINATION AND MERGERS

8.1     AMENDMENT

        (a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to amend the Plan, subject to the limitations of this Section. Any such amendment shall be adopted by formal action of the Employer’s board of directors and executed by an officer authorized to act on behalf of the Employer. Any such amendment shall become effective as provided therein upon its execution.
 
        (b) No amendment to the Plan shall be effective if it authorizes or permits any part of the Trust Fund (other than such part as is required to pay taxes and administration expenses) to be used for or diverted to any purpose other than for the exclusive benefit of the Participants or their Beneficiaries or estates; or causes any reduction in the amount credited to the account of any Participant; or causes or permits any portion of the Trust Fund to revert to or become property of the Employer.
 
        (c) Except as permitted by Regulations, no Plan amendment or transaction having the effect of a Plan amendment (such as a merger, plan transfer or similar transaction) shall be effective to the extent it eliminates or reduces any “Section 411(d)(6) protected benefit” or adds or modifies conditions relating to “Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits” the result of which is a further restriction on such benefit unless such protected benefits are preserved with respect to benefits accrued as of the later of the adoption date or effective date of the amendment. “Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits” are benefits described in Code Section 411(d)(6)(A), early retirement benefits and retirement-type subsidies, and optional forms of benefit.

8.2     TERMINATION

        (a) The Employer shall have the right at any time to terminate the Plan by delivering to the Trustee and Administrator written notice of such termination. Upon any full or partial termination, all amounts credited to the affected Participants’ Combined Accounts shall become one hundred percent (100%) Vested as provided in Section 6.4 and shall not thereafter be subject to forfeiture, and all unallocated amounts shall be allocated to the accounts of all Participants in accordance with the provisions hereof.
 
        (b) Upon the full termination of the Plan, the Employer shall direct the distribution of the assets of the Trust Fund to Participants in a manner which is consistent with and satisfies the provisions of Section 6.5. Distributions to a Participant shall be made in cash or through the purchase of irrevocable nontransferable deferred commitments from an insurer. Except as permitted by Regulations, the termination of the Plan shall not result in the reduction of “Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits” in accordance with Section 8.1(c).

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8.3     MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION

        This Plan and Trust may be merged or consolidated with, or its assets and/or liabilities may be transferred to any other plan and trust only if the benefits which would be received by a Participant of this Plan, in the event of a termination of the plan immediately after such transfer, merger or consolidation, are at least equal to the benefits the Participant would have received if the Plan had terminated immediately before the transfer, merger or consolidation, and such transfer, merger or consolidation does not otherwise result in the elimination or reduction of any “Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits” in accordance with Section 8.1(c).

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ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS

9.1     PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS

        This Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a contract between the Employer and any Participant or to be a consideration or an inducement for the employment of any Participant or Employee. Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to give any Participant or Employee the right to be retained in the service of the Employer or to interfere with the right of the Employer to discharge any Participant or Employee at any time regardless of the effect which such discharge shall have upon him as a Participant of this Plan.

9.2     ALIENATION

        (a) Subject to the exceptions provided below, no benefit which shall be payable out of the Trust Fund to any person (including a Participant or his Beneficiary) shall be subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge, and any attempt to anticipate, alienate, sell, transfer, assign, pledge, encumber, or charge the same shall be void; and no such benefit shall in any manner be liable for, or subject to, the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of any such person, nor shall it be subject to attachment or legal process for or against such person, and the same shall not be recognized by the Trustee, except to such extent as may be required by law.
 
        (b) This provision shall not apply to the extent a Participant or Beneficiary is indebted to the Plan, as a result of a loan from the Plan. At the time a distribution is to be made to or for a Participant’s or Beneficiary’s benefit, such proportion of the amount distributed as shall equal such loan indebtedness shall be paid by the Trustee to the Trustee or the Administrator, at the direction of the Administrator, to apply against or discharge such loan indebtedness. Prior to making a payment, however, the Participant or Beneficiary must be given written notice by the Administrator that such loan indebtedness is to be so paid in whole or part from his Participant’s Combined Account. If the Participant or Beneficiary does not agree that the loan indebtedness is a valid claim against his Vested Participant’s Combined Account, he shall be entitled to a review of the validity of the claim in accordance with procedures provided in Sections 2.12 and 2.13.
 
        (c) This provision shall not apply to a “qualified domestic relations order” defined in Code Section 414(p), and those other domestic relations orders permitted to be so treated by the Administrator under the provisions of the Retirement Equity Act of 1984. The Administrator shall establish a written procedure to determine the qualified status of domestic relations orders and to administer distributions under such qualified orders. Further, to the extent provided under a “qualified domestic relations order,” a former spouse of a Participant shall be treated as the spouse or surviving spouse for all purposes under the Plan.
 
        (d) Effective August 5, 1997, and notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, to the extent permitted under the provisions of Code

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  Sections 401(a)(13)(C) and (D), or under other applicable law, a Participant or Beneficiary may have his benefits reduced in the event of his willful breach of fiduciary duty to the Plan or his criminal act against the Plan.

9.3     CONSTRUCTION OF PLAN

        This Plan and Trust shall be construed and enforced according to the Act and the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, other than its laws respecting choice of law, to the extent not preempted by the Act.

9.4     GENDER AND NUMBER

        Wherever any words are used herein in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, they shall be construed as though they were also used in another gender in all cases where they would so apply, and whenever any words are used herein in the singular or plural form, they shall be construed as though they were also used in the other form in all cases where they would so apply.

9.5     LEGAL ACTION

        In the event any claim, suit, or proceeding is brought regarding the Trust and/or Plan established hereunder to which the Trustee or the Administrator may be a party, and such claim, suit, or proceeding is resolved in favor of the Trustee or Administrator, they shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Trust Fund for any and all costs, attorney’s fees, and other expenses pertaining thereto incurred by them for which they shall have become liable.

9.6     PROHIBITION AGAINST DIVERSION OF FUNDS

        (a) Except as provided below and otherwise specifically permitted by law, it shall be impossible by operation of the Plan or of the Trust, by termination of either, by power of revocation or amendment, by the happening of any contingency, by collateral arrangement or by any other means, for any part of the corpus or income of any trust fund maintained pursuant to the Plan or any funds contributed thereto to be used for, or diverted to, purposes other than the exclusive benefit of Participants, Retired Participants, or their Beneficiaries.
 
        (b) In the event the Employer shall make an excessive contribution under a mistake of fact pursuant to Act Section 403(c)(2)(A), the Employer may demand repayment of such excessive contribution at any time within one (1) year following the time of payment and the Trustees shall return such amount to the Employer within the one (1) year period. Earnings of the Plan attributable to the excess contributions may not be returned to the Employer but any losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned.

9.7     BONDING

        Every Fiduciary, except a bank or an insurance company, unless exempted by the Act and regulations thereunder, shall be bonded in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the funds such Fiduciary handles; provided, however, that the minimum bond shall be $1,000 and the maximum bond, $500,000. The amount of funds

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  handled shall be determined at the beginning of each Plan Year by the amount of funds handled by such person, group, or class to be covered and their predecessors, if any, during the preceding Plan Year, or if there is no preceding Plan Year, then by the amount of the funds to be handled during the then current year. The bond shall provide protection to the Plan against any loss by reason of acts of fraud or dishonesty by the Fiduciary alone or in connivance with others. The surety shall be a corporate surety company (as such term is used in Act Section 412(a)(2)), and the bond shall be in a form approved by the Secretary of Labor. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the cost of such bonds shall be an expense of and may, at the election of the Administrator, be paid from the Trust Fund or by the Employer.

9.8     EMPLOYER’S AND TRUSTEE’S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE

        Neither the Employer nor the Trustee, nor their successors, shall be responsible for the validity of any Contract issued hereunder or for the failure on the part of the insurer to make payments provided by any such Contract, or for the action of any person which may delay payment or render a Contract null and void or unenforceable in whole or in part.

9.9     INSURER’S PROTECTIVE CLAUSE

        Any insurer who shall issue Contracts hereunder shall not have any responsibility for the validity of this Plan or for the tax or legal aspects of this Plan. The insurer shall be protected and held harmless in acting in accordance with any written direction of the Trustee, and shall have no duty to see to the application of any funds paid to the Trustee, nor be required to question any actions directed by the Trustee. Regardless of any provision of this Plan, the insurer shall not be required to take or permit any action or allow any benefit or privilege contrary to the terms of any Contract which it issues hereunder, or the rules of the insurer.

9.10     RECEIPT AND RELEASE FOR PAYMENTS

        Any payment to any Participant, his legal representative, Beneficiary, or to any guardian or committee appointed for such Participant or Beneficiary in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, shall, to the extent thereof, be in full satisfaction of all claims hereunder against the Trustee and the Employer, either of whom may require such Participant, legal representative, Beneficiary, guardian or committee, as a condition precedent to such payment, to execute a receipt and release thereof in such form as shall be determined by the Trustee or Employer.

9.11     ACTION BY THE EMPLOYER

        Whenever the Employer under the terms of the Plan is permitted or required to do or perform any act or matter or thing, it shall be done and performed by a person duly authorized by its legally constituted authority.

9.12     NAMED FIDUCIARIES AND ALLOCATION OF RESPONSIBILITY

        The “named Fiduciaries” of this Plan are (1) the Employer, (2) the Administrator and (3) the Trustee. The named Fiduciaries shall have only those specific powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations as are specifically given them under the Plan. In general,

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  the Employer shall have the sole responsibility for making the contributions provided for under Section 4.1; and shall have the sole authority to appoint and remove the Trustee and the Administrator; to formulate the Plan’s “funding policy and method”; and to amend or terminate, in whole or in part, the Plan. The Administrator shall have the sole responsibility for the administration of the Plan, which responsibility is specifically described in the Plan. The Trustee shall have the sole responsibility of management of the assets held under the Trust, except those assets, the management of which has been assigned to an Investment Manager, who shall be solely responsible for the management of the assets assigned to it, all as specifically provided in the Plan. Each named Fiduciary warrants that any directions given, information furnished, or action taken by it shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Plan, authorizing or providing for such direction, information or action. Furthermore, each named Fiduciary may rely upon any such direction, information or action of another named Fiduciary as being proper under the Plan, and is not required under the Plan to inquire into the propriety of any such direction, information or action. It is intended under the Plan that each named Fiduciary shall be responsible for the proper exercise of its own powers, duties, responsibilities and obligations under the Plan. No named Fiduciary shall guarantee the Trust Fund in any manner against investment loss or depreciation in asset value. Any person or group may serve in more than one Fiduciary capacity. In the furtherance of their responsibilities hereunder, the “named Fiduciaries” shall be empowered to interpret the Plan and Trust and to resolve ambiguities, inconsistencies and omissions, which findings shall be binding, final and conclusive.

9.13     HEADINGS

        The headings and subheadings of this Plan have been inserted for convenience of reference and are to be ignored in any construction of the provisions hereof.

9.14     APPROVAL BY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

        (a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, contributions to this Plan are conditioned upon the initial qualification of the Plan under Code Section 401. If the Plan receives an adverse determination with respect to its initial qualification, then the Plan may return such contributions to the Employer within one year after such determination, provided the application for the determination is made by the time prescribed by law for filing the Employer’s return for the taxable year in which the Plan was adopted, or such later date as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe.
 
        (b) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, except Sections 3.6, 3.7, and 4.1(d), any contribution by the Employer to the Trust Fund is conditioned upon the deductibility of the contribution by the Employer under the Code and, to the extent any such deduction is disallowed, the Employer may, within one (1) year following the disallowance of the deduction, demand repayment of such disallowed contribution and the Trustee shall return such contribution within one (1) year following the disallowance. Earnings of the Plan attributable to the excess contribution may not be returned to the Employer, but any losses attributable thereto must reduce the amount so returned.

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9.15     UNIFORMITY

        All provisions of this Plan shall be interpreted and applied in a uniform, nondiscriminatory manner. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Plan and any Contract purchased hereunder, the Plan provisions shall control.

9.16     PARTICIPANT DIRECTED INVESTMENT

        (a) The Trustees may, in their discretion, permit Participants, the Beneficiaries of a deceased Participant and any Alternate Payees to self-direct the investment of assets credited to the account of the Participant, Beneficiary or Alternate Payee. The Trustees shall determine the investment choices to be made available, which may include designated investment funds, specific investments or both. The investment choices made available shall be sufficient to allow compliance with section 404(c) of ERISA.
 
        (b) (1) If the Trustees permit self-directed investments as described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish rules and procedures that it feels are advisable to implement such an investment program. Such rules and procedures shall be consistent with section 404(c) or ERISA.

  (2) In establishing rules and procedures under subsection (b)(1), the following shall apply:

  (i) Each Participant, Beneficiary or Alternate Payee shall affirmatively elect to self-direct the investment of assets in his or her account, but such election may provide for default investments in the absence of specific directions from such Participant, Beneficiary or Alternate Payee.

  (ii) The investment directions of a Participant shall continue to apply after that Participant’s death or incompetence until the Beneficiary (or, if there is more than one Beneficiary for that account, all of the Beneficiaries), guardian or other representatives provide contrary direction.

  (iii) The Trustees may decline to implement investment designations if such investment in the Trustees’ judgment:

  (A) would result in a prohibited transaction under section 4975 of the Code;

  (B) would generate income taxable to the Trust;

  (C) would not be in accordance with the Plan and Trust;

  (D) would cause a fiduciary to maintain the indicia of ownership of any assets of the Trust outside the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States other than as

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              permitted by Section 404(b) of ERISA and Labor Reg. section 2550.404(b)-l;

  (E) would jeopardize the Plan’s tax qualified status under the Code;

  (F) could result in a loss in excess of the amount credited to the account; or

  (G) would violate any other requirements of the Code or ERISA.

  (iv) The Administrator may establish reasonable restrictions on the frequency with which investment directions may be given, consistent with section 404(c) of ERISA,

  (v) The Administrator may establish limits on the use of brokers, investment counsel or other advisors that may be utilized, including specifying that all investments must be made through a designated broker or brokers.

   (vi) The Administrator may establish limits on the types of investments that are permitted.

        (c) Any and all costs associated with investment directions made by a Participant, Beneficiary or Alternate Payee for an account shall be charged directly to such account.
 
        (d) For purposes of this section, the term “Alternate Payee” shall mean any spouse, former spouse, child or other dependent of a Participant who is recognized by a domestic relations order as having a right to benefits under the Plan with respect to such Participant,

9.17     RIGHTS OF REEMPLOYED VETERANS

      Effective December 12, 1994, notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, contributions, benefits and general credit with respect to qualified military service will be provided in accordance with Code Section 414(u).

9.18     USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA; ADJUSTMENT OF CERTAIN TIME PERIODS

      Notwithstanding any provision herein which requires notices, consents, elections, or other actions under the Plan to be effectuated through a writing, such notices, consents, elections, or other actions may be effectuated through the use of electronic media, if so provided in procedures established by the Plan Administrator consistent with Department of Labor or Internal Revenue Service pronouncements or other applicable law. Moreover, any time periods set forth herein for providing notices, making elections, granting consents, or taking other actions which are based upon time limits established under applicable law shall be deemed to be automatically amended, without the necessity of a formal amendment, to reflect any subsequent

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modification of those deadlines through Department of Labor or Internal Revenue Service pronouncements or other changes in applicable law.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Plan has been executed the day and year first above written.

 
 
Deltek Systems, Inc.
 
 
By:   /s/ Kenneth E. deLaski                  
EMPLOYER
 
 
ATTEST______________________
 
 
/s/ Donald deLaski                                  
TRUSTEE
 
 
/s/ Lori Becker                                           
TRUSTEE
 
 
/s/ Kate Matthews                                   
TRUSTEE

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